COVID-19 Case Management Update
HWDSB is required to support public health in contact tracing and outbreak management. Information on confirmed cases of COVID-19 that involve a student or a staff member in a school setting will be posted on the COVID-19 Advisory Dashboard. In the interest of privacy, information will not identify the student or staff member that has received a positive COVID-19 test.
Staff continue to work with Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) to confirm details related to contact tracing as well as procedures related to dismissed cohorts and closures. As we work with our school Administrators and HPHS, we are sharing an update with families about case management.
As of September 2021, fully vaccinated students considered a high-risk close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be able to return to class earlier if they are asymptomatic and have passed the daily Covid-19 screening tool, and are not immunocompromised.
There is a recommendation for these students to be tested for COVID-19 immediately.
For those students not fully vaccinated and deemed a high-risk close contact, they should:
- Get tested right away
- Isolate at home for 10 full days and monitor COVID-19 symptoms
Case Management information is now a permanent web page available in the menu items found at HWDSB COVID-19. Visit this website as new information related to Case Management becomes available.
Relevant Guidance Documents and Sources of Covid-19 information
Updated on Thursday, September 09, 2021.