Staff and parents at a Richmond elementary school were notified over the weekend of a “cluster of Covid-19 cases” associated with the school.
According to the Facebook page, BC School Covid Tracker, the email was sent Sunday to the school community at Diefenbaker elementary – close to No. 1 and Williams roads in southwest Richmond.
The notice went on to say that Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has already sent out class-wide notifications with “directions for the class to self-monitor” for symptoms of Covid.
“I know this news may be of some concern and assure you we are working closely with public health officials at (VCH),” read the email to the parents.
“The health and safety of our students, families and staff remains our highest priority.
“Please be assured that our school and district will continue to implement our strict protocols in place so that students and staff can continue to attend school as safely as possible.”
The school went on to say that it has reviewed its communicable disease prevention measures and will be implementing a host of checks, including:
Deep cleaning of areas of the school which may have been affected;
Closely monitoring high traffic areas to keep numbers down;
Daily health checks of students and staff.
Asked to comment, the Richmond School District said that the "health and safety of all students, staff and parents continues to be the district’s top priority.
"As with all public health matters, the district continues to follow the protocols and directions set out by the Ministry of Education and Vancouver Coastal Health."
