The exact whereabouts of most cases are not known, but at least two Flin Flon cases have been confirmed. The cases were reported in a letter from public health officials and the Flin Flon School Division, stating that the cases were located in the same cohort at Ecole McIsaac School. It is unknown if the cases were in students, teachers or other staff members or if the disease was transmitted to anyone else at the school. “Manitoba public health officials have advised of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the school on Jan. 11 in the pink cohort when the individual may have been infectious,” reads the public health letter.
The priority is to have students in classrooms with face-to-face instruction to the greatest extent possible. The news came down from the provincial education ministry shortly before the Flin Flon School Division board met Jan. 12. Trustees and division staff welcomed the announcement. I am happy to announce that Grades 7-12 students are returning January 18. So that is great news, to have them back in and learning, said superintendent Tammy Ballantyne during the board s meeting. We ve seen how adaptive and creative our staff and students are, working on some sort of remote learning since school has started back up, said board chair Murray Skeavington.