K-12 students, teachers and staff will return to in-person classes on Tuesday, January 25. There will be no classes on Monday, January 24 as educators return to their schools to prepare for the transition back to in-class instruction.

With the move back to in-person learning on January 25, rapid self-tests should be used on Saturday, January 22 and on Tuesday, January 25 before heading into school. Guidance on how to use these tests and review results can be found here.

The rollout of rapid self-test kits for schools has been ongoing since Wednesday, with significant numbers of tests already distributed after one day. Anyone unable to visit their school to pick up their kits is asked to contact their school administrator so that individual arrangements can be made, as per the notes administrators sent to their school communities.

Information about the distribution of rapid tests for regulated child care services, including for children attending these services, will be available tomorrow.

The Department of Education has been working with the school districts, Memorial University’s Dean of Education, the NLTA, NAPE and CUPE on contingencies in the event of educator or staff shortages due to isolation. The department wishes to thank them for their support and commitment to keeping schools operational during this period.

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Media contact
Tina Coffey
Education
709-729-1906, 687-9903
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca