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UPDATE: Parents will have access to daily school absenteeism on provincial website

UPDATE JANUARY 13TH, 2022

The province has clarified its procedure for letting parents know about COVID-19 in schools.

On Wednesday, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said parents would only be notified of an outbreak when absenteeism reached 30 per cent of a school community.

But Wednesday night the Ministry assured parents they will have access to a government website where absences will be updated daily.

The province stressed parents will have access to the data before the 30-percent threshold is reached.

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Principals will still have to report to Public Health Units when student and staff absences reach 30 per cent.

A letter would then be sent from the school and the health unit to parents.

***With files from Casey Kenny
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