March 23rd, 2021
Hello Jacob Hespeler families:
Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that two students, last in the Jacob Hespeler Secondary School building on March 16 and 19, are confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. The identity of the individuals is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared.
- Public Health has identified no high-risk contacts for the March 16 case.
- Public Health has identified all high-risk contacts of the March 19 confirmed case and will provide individual guidance to them. High-risk contacts include some staff members and students who have all been notified and directed to self-isolate.
If you are not contacted by Region of Waterloo Public Health, you are not considered a high-risk contact. Public Health works with the school to identify high-risk student and staff contacts of the confirmed case to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in students, staff and the community.
Public Health is treating every single case of COVID-19 as a potential variant of concern before a variant is identified. As a result, our public communication will indicate only that a positive case has been identified. For all cases of COVID-19, Public Health is conducting enhanced case and contact management.
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Please continue to monitor and screen your child for symptoms of COVID-19 daily and visit our COVID-19 webpage for more information about what this means for students. In accordance with guidance from the Ministry of Education, the Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 page will be updated on an ongoing basis with information regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 involving a student or staff member in a school setting. For more information about COVID-19, please visit the Region of Waterloo Public Health website.
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