Covid Information

Dear Parent/Guardian:

This important message is to clarify what you need to do concerning Covid and any Covid symptoms. This protocol has been in place since the return to school on Monday, February 8, 2021. Thank you for reading this important information.

Do not send your child to school if they have a single Covid symptom (1 Symptom = STAY Home) . If any of your children has one symptom, then siblings must also stay home.

It is imperative that you keep your child/children home when ill.

Symptoms include 1 Symptom = STAY Home

• Fever/chills

• Cough

• Shortness of breath

• Decreased or loss of smell or taste

• Sore throat or difficulty swallowing

• Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea

• Fatigue/lethargy/muscle aches/malaise

Frequent Questions

1. What to do if your child has a symptom?

2. How do you know when your child can return to school?

3. What to do if someone in your home has a symptom?

4. What to do if someone in your home is positive for Covid?

Answers

The screening tool will provide all the answers and advise next steps based on how you answer the questions.

Click the link to complete Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Tool.

Once you have completed the screening it will advise you next steps and protocols to be followed by Halton Region Public Health. If you receive a RED ✖ scroll down for next step instructions.

Daily Screening (Complete each morning before school)

Parents and guardians Daily Screening must be completed for each child daily before entering into the school. Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Tool. Only students who receive GREEN ✔ each morning should be attending school.

Please ensure the safety of our students and staff by following these guidelines.

Thank you, Toni Marlow, Principal, E.W. Foster