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August 30, 2022 • 28 minutes ago • 3 minutes read
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Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health said in a joint statement Monday that there should be minimal disruption during the return to school for students and educators.
“As local students prepare to return to classrooms in September, we anticipate that the 2022-2023 school year will proceed with minimal disruption. Classroom learning continues to provide the best educational, social and emotional experiences for children and youth, and we encourage many activities such as clubs, groups and sports teams this year. Students are encouraged to get involved and participate in extracurricular activities to discover what they are interested in. These activities are beneficial for physical health , social and mental of the students”, said the health unit agents.
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“As with any time of transition, going back to school can be stressful for some families and students. All of us, including our youngest residents, have been through a lot over the past few years. Students may need more support when they return to the classroom. While family support is essential in helping students identify and respond to stress, additional supports are also available. Find information on our agency websites or ask your student’s school about any school-based support that may be available.”
While the risk of COVID-19 remains, as with other infectious diseases, families and educators must work together to keep the risk as low as possible. We must continue to follow these practical public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in schools, the health units said.
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Health units urged parents to screen for illness every school day and stay home (or keep their child home) if sick. If someone has symptoms of COVID-19, even mild ones, they should stay home. This will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as well as other infectious diseases. Follow the instructions provided in the school exposure tool and additional guidance is available at www.Ontario.ca/exposed regarding isolation and/or masking requirements.
View your students’ immunization records and keep them up to date. Students attending school in Ontario require up-to-date immunization records for routine childhood immunizations. Due to service closures and delays related to COVID-19, many children and youth are not up to date on their regular immunizations. Regular childhood vaccines prevent diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, hepatitis B and more. Protect your child from these preventable diseases by keeping his routine vaccinations up to date.
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Get your child up to date on routine childhood vaccines by making an appointment with your health care provider or local public health routine immunization clinics.
Parents and guardians are responsible for informing public health of their children’s vaccinations.
Stay up-to-date on your COVID-19 vaccinations. Children and youth six months of age and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination, and youth ages 12 to 17 can receive a booster dose six months after the second dose. Vaccinations remain the most effective way to limit the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the severity of illness associated with the virus. Public Health continues to offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics, which are posted on their websites.
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As we learn to live with COVID-19, school communities will continue to support healthy and safe classrooms and reduce the spread of disease through improved cleanliness, attendance control, hand hygiene and ‘respiratory etiquette and best ventilation practices. Public Health will support these efforts and continue to work with school communities to improve the health and well-being of students and staff by providing health promotion resources, curriculum supports, home-school communication resources, and services face-to-face clinics in schools.
Together with their school community partners, local public health units look forward to welcoming students back to school this September. As we learn to live with COVID-19, public health urges people to continue to take reasonable and responsible steps to keep themselves, their families, their communities and their schools healthy and safe.
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