Working together to keep students, teachers and our communities safe.
We have been working closely with public and independent schools to support safety plans and communications strategies around COVID-19 in schools.
Changes to contact tracing for COVID-19 in K-12 settings
The Omicron variant spreads rapidly and, as such, contact tracing is a less effective measure in the timely management of COVID-19. What this means is that Public Health is no longer able to contact everyone who tests positive.
As a result, school exposures will not be issued by Public Health for individual cases. Public Health will continue to work with schools if, for example, there is a significant decrease in attendance that is atypical for the time of year, and actions are to be taken, such as notification to the parents and guardians of the affected grade or school community. In the event of a declared outbreak, Public Health will issue a public notification.
Public health measures
Students will continue to be required to follow public health measures, such as staying home when feeling sick, washing their hands, getting vaccinated and completing daily health checks. A daily health check is assessing yourself or your child for symptoms of illness. If you are sick or feel unwell, stay at home. You may also use the B.C. COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool.
Learn more:
- Provincial guidance for K to grade 12.
- BCCDC website: K-12 Schools and COVID-19.
- School staff member vaccination status reporting order from the Provincial Health Officer.
COVID-19 immunizations for youth
Children and young people ages five to 17 are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Clinic locations are available at fraserhealth.ca/vax. For more information on youth immunization, please visit Immunize BC's website, or visit the Province of B.C. and BCCDC web resources.
Post-secondary COVID-19 safety guidance
Stay up to date on provincial information for post-secondary studies during COVID-19. Read more Public Health guidance.