It was just announced by the South East Cornerstone Public School Division that Souris School will now be closing again due to two further cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed in individuals at the school.

Public Health will be contacting parents/guardians of students and any staff/visitors/volunteers who may have been in close contact with the cases and providing direction. If you do not hear from them, your child has not been identified as a close contact. A close contact is anyone that has been within 6 feet of the positive individual for an accumulated 15 minutes.

All students in elementary classrooms of positive cases are considered close contacts. Students in all grade levels except the Grade 6 class are considered close contacts at this time and are asked to isolate. Public Health will contact those deemed as close contacts and provide direction.

Due to the number of staff and students impacted, it is not possible to continue face-to-face classes, thus Souris School will transition to remote learning effective Tuesday, March 30th through to April 1st. The school will re-open on Monday, April 12th. There will be no classes on Monday, March 29th. Staff will prepare for the transition to remote learning and will be in contact with all to establish expectations and schedules.

If you/your child has any symptoms of COVID-19, please call HealthLine at 811 and remain at home. If medical attention is required, please call ahead to your health care provider. If it is an emergency requiring urgent attention, call 911.

For further information regarding COVID-19, please call Health Line at 811, and/or visit the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health website.

We will continue to update you on the situation as more information becomes available.