Education Minister Dustin Duncan and Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab gave a COVID-19 update via a press conference from the Regina Legislature.

There was no move toward remote learning.

A provincial release said schools will continue to "provide notification of COVID-19 cases based on self-reporting from students and staff."

Schools are updating the process for notifying close contacts of cases, following last week's updates that asymptomatic, vaccinated people no longer need to require a confirmatory PCR test after a positive rapid test.

"We know that in-class learning is critically important to students' overall mental and physical health and development," Education Minister Dustin Duncan said. "That is why the Government of Saskatchewan is supporting all students and staff in finding ways to reduce risk while we learn to live with COVID in our everyday lives. School staff have done a phenomenal job in ensuring our schools remain as safe as possible while continuing to ensure that parents have access to timely information about COVID in our communities."

The province said positive COVID-19 test results for school-based staff or students, from either rapid antigen or PCR tests, must be reported to the local school office. The school will then send a notification to parents/guardians of the class and/or bus cohort that may be considered close contacts.

Fully vaccinated students and staff who are close contacts will follow the current process of self-monitoring. They are able to attend school and other activities as long as they remain asymptomatic. Fully vaccinated students and staff who test positive are required to self-isolate for five days.