WINNIPEG The Manitoba government has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Boissevain School in Boissevain, Man. As an enhanced measure against the outbreak, the school has moved to an online learning format until April 23. The school has also been moved to the Orange or restricted level on Manitoba’s pandemic response system. According to Tim De Ruyck, superintendent with the Turtle Mountain School Division, the division was made aware of a positive COVID-19 case on March 28. He said in a statement the school division began to contract trace, and in the following days learned of two more positive cases. De Ruyck noted that they informed the staff and students determined to be close contacts.
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Students of Boissevain School will be learning from home until at least Friday this week after three COVID-19 cases were recently linked to the K-12 institution.
Turtle Mountain School Division Supt. Tim De Ruyck told the Sun on Monday that he was made aware of the first COVID case on March 27, with the remaining two cases coming to his attention over the next couple of days.
Even though in-person classes wouldn’t resume for another week due to spring break, Manitoba Public Health and Manitoba Education told De Ruyck that his best course of action would be to institute remote learning for all Boissevain School students from this Monday until at least Friday.
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