A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified by Southwestern Public Health at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer.
The Thames Valley District School Board immediately notified staff, and parents and guardians of all East Elgin Secondary School students. The school will remain open and school buses will continue to operate.
The health unit is currently investigating the case and is in the process of identifying close contacts and following up directly to provide specific testing advice.
If you are not contacted by the health unit, your child is not considered to be at risk. The health unit will only contact those staff and students who have been identified as a close contact and will advise them to stay home from school and quarantine for a period of 14 days.
The Thames Valley District School Board is following all health and safety protocols recommended by both the local public health unit and the Ministry of Education, and East Elgin Secondary School remains a safe place to attend school.
The school board is carefully following all of the public health protocols to keep students and staff safe.
