Thomson wonders why it took so long for the health authority’s contact tracing system to do its job and confirm the positive close exposure, knowing his daughter attended classes at Heritage Elementary School for nearly two weeks after the determined date of exposure. The girl’s mother received an email from School District 57 on Jan. 27 which warned she was potentially exposed to the virus at Heritage and that any further instructions would come from Northern Health. “The most risky part of the quarantine period is over,” said Thomson. “How is this going to prevent the spread of COVID when she’s been running around for 11 out of the 14 days. I’m completely appalled how ineffective that is. They just about missed the entire two-week period here.