REGINA -- Saskatchewan students returned to the classroom in early September after spending the spring learning from home, due to COVID-19. Staggered start dates were utilized, designed to reduce the number of students adjusting to the new normal at the same time.
Since the beginning of the school year, Regina has seen partial and complete school closures where students or staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Close contacts of the individuals who test positive are contacted directly by public health.
Note: A close contact is someone who has been within two metres (six feet) of someone for a cumulative 15 minutes.
Dec. 15: The Saskatchewan Health Authority notified Regina Public Schools of a case at Winston Knoll Collegiate and George Lee School. Close contacts have been informed.
Dec. 14: Positive COVID-19 cases were identified at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate, Ruth Pawson School and Campbell Collegiate. One new case was reported at each school. The board said all close contacts have been notified.
Regina Catholic Schools was also notified of two positive COVID-19 cases at École St. Angela Merici. The families of students in the two impacted classrooms deemed close contact have been notified.
Dec. 13: One case was reported at each Kitchener Community School and Riffel High School.
Dec. 12: One Case was reported at each St. Luke School, Sheldon-Williams Collegiate, Ethel Milliken School and Rosemont Community School.
Dec. 10: One case was reported at St. Catherine Community School.
Dec. 9: One case was reported at each École Wilfrid Walker, Wascana Plains School, St. Joan of Arc, Ruth M. Buck, and Thom Collegiate.
Dec. 8: One case was reported at each W.F. Ready, George Lee, O’Neill, Sacred Heart and Hawrylak School.
Dec 7: Regina public schools announced all classrooms will move to remote learning from Dec. 14 to Jan. 11.
Dec 6: Another case of COVID-19 was identified at Thom Collegiate on Dec. 6. Close contacts have been identified.
Dec. 5: A classroom has been closed at St. Gregory School after a person tested positive for COVID-19. Regina Catholic Schools said all other classrooms will remain open.
Regina Public Schools said a positive case was also confirmed at Dr. A.E. Perry School. The affected students and class will learn remotely starting on Dec. 8 and will not return to school until Dec. 17. Letters will be sent to all school families on Dec. 7.
A case of COVID-19 has also been confirmed at Plainsview School and Ethel Milliken School. The board said the individuals were not present at school, so there are not close contacts.
A case was also identified at Balfour. Close contacts have been identified.
Dec. 4: One more case was reported at Winston Knoll. The effected classroom will be closed until Dec. 14.
Dec. 3: The public school board said Grant Road School will remain closed until Dec. 14. A case was reported at St. Dominic Savio School and Miller. Two cases were reported at St. Francis which resulted in the closed of two seperate classrooms.
Dec. 2 : There has been another case identified at Thom Collegiate. The classroom is closed and the school will remain open.
Dec. 1: There has been one case each of COVID-19 at Arcola Community School and Sheldon-Williams Collegiate.
Affected students at Arcola School will return on Dec. 11. There was no information provided on when affected students will return at Sheldon-Williams.
Regina Public Schools has announced École Massey School will be closed effective immediately after reporting a case of COVID-19. The school board said the school will re-open to all students on Dec. 14. Regina Public Schools has contacted all close contacts and remote learning will begin on Dec. 3.
Regina Catholic Schools reported one new COVID-19 case at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School, on Tuesday. The board said this is the fourth case confirmed at the school, but assured the transmission has come from outside the school. Impacted classrooms are closed until Dec. 10. All close contacts have been contacted and directed to self-isolate.
A case of COVID-19 was also identified at St. Matthew School. The impacted classroom will be closed until Dec. 9. All other classrooms will remain open.
Regina Public Schools alerted the public to a new case at Ethel Milliken School. The affected students and class will learn remotely until Dec. 14.
Nov. 29: A case of COVID-19 was reported at The Crescents School, Imperial Community School, Winston Knoll, Miller, O’Neill, St. Peter School, Grant Road School, Thom Collegiate, and Ruth M. Buck.
Nov. 28: Ecole Elsie Mironuck School saw one case of COVID-19, the school board reported. The impacted classroom will observe remote learning from Dec. 1 to Dec. 10. Dr. L.M. Hanna School reported one case, and student will begin report learning on Dec. 1 until Dec. 8. The public school board also reported a case at Ruth M. Buck, Thom Collegiate, Grant Road School. Grant Road will be closed until Dec. 7. The Regina Catholic School Division reported another case at Miller. The impacted classroom will be closed until Dec. 10.
Nov. 27: A case of COVID-19 was diagnosed at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School. The impacted classroom will be closed until Dec. 10. A case was identified at Henry Braun School on Friday. The impacted classroom will be closed until Dec. 9.
Nov. 26: A classroom and a bus have been shut down at St. Kateri Takakwitha School after a person at the school tested positive for COVID-19.
Regina Catholic Schools said all other classes and buses will remain open and resume with business as usual on Nov. 30.
Nov. 25: Several individuals at Campbell Collegiate tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from Regina Public Schools. The school remains open and impacted individuals will be learning remotely until Dec. 2.
The school board also reported a case at Glen Elm Community School, and said all impacted students will learn remotely until Dec. 4.
Another case was also reported at Grant Road School. Students that have been directed to self-isolate will participate in remote learning. The board said those students will return to school on Dec. 3.
The school remains open for other students.
A case was reported at Marion McVeety School late Nov. 25.
Nov. 24: Two more cases were reported at LeBoldous on Nov. 24. The school board said the impacted classrooms have been closed until Dec. 4. All other classrooms remain open. list of the most recent COVID-19 cases in Regina schools.
Regina public schools reported several cases of COVID-19 at Campbell Collegiate.
The school remains open and impacted individuals will be learning remotely until Dec. 2. Contact will be made with all of the schools families.
The school board also reported a case at Glen Elm Community School, and said all impacted students will learn remotely until Dec. 4.
Cases were also reported at Grant Road and Plainsview schools.
Nov. 23: Walker School – The affected class will learn remotely and won’t return to school until Dec. 3. The school will be open for other students.
Campbell Collegiate – Affected students will be learning remotely and return to class on Dec. 4. The school is open to all other students.
École Elsie Mironuck School – Affected students will be learning remotely and return to school on Dec. 4. The school is open to all other students.
École St. Mary – One classroom and one bus has been closed. All affected students will be learning remotely until Dec. 4. All other classrooms remain open.
Nov. 22: Regina Public Schools reported cases of COVID-19 at Grant Road School, Wilfred Hunt School, Albert Community School and Scott Collegiate.
The school board said there was one case of COVID-19 at each school. The schools won’t be closing, but affected students will be self isolating and returning in early December.
A case was reported at Harbour Landing School. Affected students will learn remotely until early December, and the school will remain open. Affected students at Harbour Landing will return on Dec. 2.
A case was also reported at George Lee School, and another at St. Gregory. The schools will remain open.
Nov. 21: Prairie Valley School Division (PVSD) announced Lumsden High School will be closed after several cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed at the school.
In a release, the board said the school will be closed until Dec. 7. All students will learn remotely starting on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Staff will use Monday to transition to online learning.
Nov. 19: A person at Campbell Collegiate tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Regina Public Schools release. The board said close contacts were contacted by school staff and division administration. Affected students will learn remotely until Nov. 30.
Nov. 18: A person at Grant Road School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Regina Public Schools. Close contacts were called by school staff and directed to self-isolate. The school remains open.
Nov. 17: A person tested positive for COVID-19 at École Wascana Plains School.
Staff and administration have contacted close contacts of the person who tested positive. The affected class has been closed and students will participate in remote learning, returning on Nov. 30. The school remains open for all other students.
Nov. 16: A person at Walker School tested positive for COVID-19. Close contacts were made aware by school staff and the affected classroom with be closed until Nov. 20.
Nov. 15: Regina Public Schools has announced that an individual at Plainsview School has tested positive for COVID-19.
The affected class has been closed until Nov. 20. Students in this class will be able to return to school on Nov. 23. All other students not in the affected class can return to school on Nov. 16.
Nov. 12: An adult at St. Gabriel School reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. All classes at the school continue as normal after necessary measures were put in place.
Nov. 11: One classroom at St. Francis Community School will be closed until Nov. 23 after a confirmed case of COVID-19. The Regina Catholic School Division is working with public health officials to put necessary measures in place. All other classrooms will remain open.
A positive case was reported at Ecole Elisie Mironuck, Plainsview School and Ecole Wascana Plains, Regina Public Schools said in a release.
Regina Catholic Schools also reported one new COVID-19 case at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School. The board said it will be closing the affected classroom as a precaution. Those affected students will be learning remotely.All other classroom remain open for Thursday, Nov. 12.
Nov. 10: Individual cases of COVID-19 were reported at the Crescents School, Campbell Collegiate and Walker School. The schools aren't closing at this time, and families have been notified of the cases.
Nov. 9: Regina’s Thomson Community School closed after several cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. In a release, Regina Public Schools said it will be closing the school until Nov. 23, with remote learning beginning on Nov. 12. The school division said it has contacted all families about the school closure.
Regina’s Lakeview School also closed after a number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, the Regina Public School Board said. The school will be closed until Nov. 20 and will re-open on Nov. 23. School families will receive further details in a letter on Tuesday.
One case was confirmed at St. Matthew School, and one the evening of Nov. 9 the catholic school board said the impacted classroom would be closed until Nov. 2. All other classrooms remain open.
Nov 8: One case confirmed in each St. Catherine and St. Timothy Schools, according to the Regina Catholic School Division. The impacted classroom at St. Catherine closed until Nov. 18. All other classrooms remain open.
Nov. 7: A classroom at Holy Rosary Community School in Regina closed after a person tested positive for COVID-19. In a release, Regina Catholic Schools said the classroom would be closed until Nov. 18. All other classrooms remain open.
Nov. 5: Gladys McDonald School closed until Nov. 13, after a case of COVID-19 was diagnosed at the school. After consultation with Public Health, the Regina Public School board decided to close the school. This was the second COVID-19 case reported at the school, after a staff member tested positive on Nov. 3. Students began remote learning, starting Tuesday, Nov. 10.The board said students can return to class and school will resume on Nov. 16.
Nov. 4: A staff member at MacNeill School tested positive for COVID-19, according to Regina Public Schools. The school division contacted all families with students in the affected classroom and letters have been sent out to all MacNeill School families, it said. The school remained open, but students from the affected classroom were ordered to self-isolate until Nov. 14. They will be learning remotely. This was the second case reported at the school. The school reported one case on Nov. 1.
Nov. 3: Two students at Thom Collegiate tested positive for COVID-19. Regina Public Schools said that the Saskatchewan Health Authority informed them of the second case, after reporting the initial case a few days prior. Potential close contacts from the affected classes were told to self-isolate until Nov. 14 and will continue their learning remotely, the school board said. Thom Collegiate remained open for all other students.
Oct 29: One case was reported at each Regina Huda School and Ecole Wascana Plains, according to Regina Public Schools. One classroom was temporarily closed at Ecole Wascana Plains as a result.
Oct. 23: Kitchener Community School and LeBoldus High School reported COVID-19 cases. Kitchener school closed classes for the week of Oct. 26 and resumed on Nov. 2.
Oct. 9: Someone at Winston Knoll Collegiate tested positive for COVID-19.
Sept. 28: Montessori School of Regina reported a case of COVID-19.