Edmonton Public Schools is calling on the province to reinstate mandatory isolation for positive COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta schools — and to bring back contact tracing in the classroom. "We implore you to show responsible leadership by immediately reinstating contact tracing, close contact notification and mandatory quarantining for close contacts in schools." The province has discontinued contact tracing in classrooms and stopped notifying schools of positive cases, a departure from the protocol adopted during last school year. As of Sept. 16, there were 239 reported cases of COVID-19 within Edmonton Public Schools. In a letter to the education minister, Edmonton Public School Board Chair Trisha Estabrooks says the lack of contact tracing in schools has created an untenable situation.

Source: CBC News September 22, 2021 19:07 UTC