If your child’s school has been notified of an exposure, no action is required unless you are contacted by Public Health or are otherwise directed by school officials.
Public Health will contact you directly in case of any school exposure involving your child.
Fraser Health updates this list with the notification information of possible exposures to COVID-19 within schools in the Fraser Health region. We are providing this information so school staff, students and parents can be assured that Public Health is following up in their community and exposure risks are being mitigated to the best of our ability.
At any time, if you or your child develop any symptoms of COVID-19, please seek testing and then self-isolate.
If you or your child have been identified as a COVID-19 positive case or close contact, be assured that Fraser Health’s Public Health team will contact you directly and provide further instruction.
For information about exposures at schools outside of the Fraser Health region, visit BCCDC's Public Exposures page.
COVID-19 school notification process:
If a student or teacher receives a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result, Public Health follows a rigorous protocol:
- Contact tracing is initiated to determine how the individual was infected and who they were in close contact with.
- We identify and notify close contacts who may be at an increased risk, and advise them to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
- Only Public Health can determine who is a close contact. Learning groups, friends or other connections may not be determined to be a close contact.
- Public Health staff works closely with the school and school district throughout the case and contact management process to maintain close communication with the school community.
If your child’s school receives a notification of exposure:
A notification does not mean your child has been exposed to COVID-19.
If you do not receive a phone call or letter from Public Health, your child should continue to attend school. You can monitor your child for COVID-19 symptoms daily using the BC COVID-19 Health Assessment Tool.
More information and resources regarding schools and COVID-19 is available on our back to school page.
Definitions:
Cluster: Two or more individuals with lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection who attended school during their infectious period. The cases may be linked to school-based transmission.
Exposure: A single person with lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection who attended school during their infectious period.
Functional closure: refers to a voluntary closure of a school, either entire or in part, due to operational limitations as a result of a number of staff and/or students needing to self-isolate at home.
Outbreak: Multiple individuals with lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection when transmission is likely widespread within the school setting.
In all of these cases, public health will investigate, interview the case and conduct contact tracing. If you do not receive a phone call or letter from Public Health, your child should continue to attend school. Please follow the instructions of the local school administration and Public Health.
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School exposures
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Abbotsford school district #34
School name Exposure type Date of exposure Abbotsford Senior Secondary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Abbotsford Traditional Middle Exposure January 11, 2021 Centennial Park Elementary Exposure January 11, 2021 Chief Dan George Middle Exposure January 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20, 2021 Clearbrook Elementary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Dave Kandal Elementary Exposure January 13 and 14, 2021 Harry Sayers Elementary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Margaret Stenersen Elementary Exposure January 13 and 14, 2021 Mountain Elementary Exposure January 12, 2021 Rick Hansen Secondary Exposure January 15, 2021 Terry Fox Elementary Exposure January 11, 2021 Upper Sumas Elementary Exposure January 13, 2021 William A. Fraser Middle Exposure January 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 and 19, 2021 W J Mouat Secondary Exposure January 15, 2021 Yale Secondary Exposure January 11, 12 and 13, 2021 -
Burnaby school district #41
School name Exposure event Date Armstrong Elementary Exposure January 11, 12 and 13, 2021 Brantford Elementary Exposure January 15, 2021 Byrne Creek Community Secondary Exposure January 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Cariboo Hill Secondary Exposure January 11, 12, 13,14 and 15, 2021 Chaffey-Burke Elementary Exposure January 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Moscrop Secondary Exposure January 11, 2021 -
Chilliwack school district #33
School name Exposure type Date of exposure Chilliwack Middle School Exposure January 15, 17 and 18, 2021 Chilliwack Secondary Exposure January 13, 14 and 15, 2021 GW Graham Secondary Exposure January 19, 20 and 21, 2021 Mount Slesse Middle School Exposure January 11, 12, 13 and 18, 2021 Promontory Heights Community Elementary Exposure January 15 and 18, 2021 Vedder Elementary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Vedder Middle Exposure January 18, 2021 -
Coquitlam school district #43
School name Exposure event Date Centennial School Exposure January 18 and 19, 2021 Ecole Nestor Elementary Exposure January 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Minnekhada Middle Exposure January 14, 15 and 18, 2021 -
Delta school district #37
School name Exposure event Date Burnsview Secondary Exposure January 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Chalmers Elementary Exposure January 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Delta Secondary Exposure January 11, 12 and 13, 2021 Delview Secondary Exposure January 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2021 Gibson Elementary Exposure January 15, 2021 Hawthorne Elementary Exposure January 14 and 15, 2021 Sands Secondary Exposure January 18, 2021 -
Fraser Cascade school district #78
School name Exposure event Date Coquihalla Elementary Exposure January 11, 2021 Seabird Island Community Exposure January 11, 2021 -
Langley school district #35
School name Exposure event Date H D Stafford Middle Exposure January 12, 2021 James Hill Elementary Exposure January 14 and 15, 2021 Parkside Centennial Elementary Exposure January 15, 18 and 19, 2021 R C Garnett Demonstration Elementary Exposure January 13, 2021 R E Mountain Secondary Exposure January 15, 2021 -
Maple Ridge school district #42
School name Exposure event Date Garibaldi Secondary Exposure January 18 and 19, 2021 Westview Secondary Exposure January 12, 2021 -
Mission school district #75
School name Exposure event Date Hatzic Elementary Exposure January 11, 2021 West Heights Elementary Exposure January 12, 13 and 14, 2021 -
New Westminster school district #40
School name Exposure event Date Queensborough Middle School Exposure January 11, 2021 -
Surrey school district #36
School name Exposure event Date A J McLellan Elementary Exposure January 11 and 19, 2021 Clayton Heights Secondary Exposure January 11, 12 and 15, 2021 Cornerstone Montessori School Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Cougar Creek Elementary Exposure January 15, 2021 David Brankin Exposure January 12, 13 and 14 2021 Dogwood Elementary Exposure January 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2021 Earl Marriott Secondary Exposure January 18, 2021 Enver Creek Secondary Exposure January 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2021 Fleetwood Park Secondary Exposure January 11, 2021 Guildford Park Secondary Exposure January 11, 13, 14 and 15, 2021 Katzie Elementary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Lena Shaw Elementary Exposure January 18, 2021 Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary Exposure January 11, 12 and 15, 2021 Newton Elementary Exposure January 11, 13 and 14, 2021 North Ridge Elementary Exposure January 14 and 15, 2021 Old Yale Road Elementary Exposure January 12, 13, 14, 18 and 19, 2021 Panorama Ridge Secondary Exposure January 13, 14, 15 and 18, 2021
Queen Elizabeth Secondary Exposure January 18, 2021 Sunrise Ridge Elementary Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 T E Scott Elementary Exposure January 11, 2021 Tamanawis Secondary Exposure January 11, 2021 Walnut Road Elementary Exposure January 13 and 14, 2021 -
Conseil scolaire francophone #93
School name Exposure event Date Ecole des Pioneeiers de Maillardville Exposure January 18, 2021 -
Independent schools within Fraser Health
School name Exposure event Date Cascade Christian (Chilliwack) Exposure January 14, 15, 18 and 19, 2021 Dasmesh Punjabi (Abbotsford) Exposure January 15, 18 and 19, 2021 G.A.D. Elementary (Surrey) Exposure January 13, 14, 15 and 18, 2021 Iqra Islamic (Surrey) Exposure January 13, 14, 15, 18 and 19, 2021 Khalsa School Old Yale Road Exposure January 11, 12 and 13, 2021 PALS Autism Society School Program (New Westminster) Exposure January 11 and 12, 2021 Seabird Island Community (Agassiz) Exposure January 11, 2021 Southpointe Academy (Delta) Exposure January 11, 12 and 13, 2021 Squiala Elementary (Chilliwack) Exposure January 15 and 18, 2021 Surrey Muslim (Surrey) Exposure January 18, 2021
Updated: January 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM
This page is updated daily with notifications distributed in the previous 24 hours.
Notifications are removed after the 14-day incubation period has passed from date of exposure and the risk of transmission has passed.