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COVID-19 School Closures During the 2023-24 School Year

Closure of a classroom after consultation with Public Health will be considered when:

• Five or more students or staff in the same room/area test positive for COVID-19.
• The cases have symptoms that start within seven days of each other.
• The cases are not associated with one another in another setting (household, club, etc.).

A COVID-19 outbreak in a school is considered when the following have been met: 

• There are five or more COVID-19 cases among students or staff from the same room/area.
• The cases have a symptom onset or positive test result within a seven-day period of each other.
• The cases are epidemiologically linked.
• The cases do not share a household.
• The cases are not identified as close contacts of each other in another setting during the investigation.

What happens when a classroom or school is closed?

• Learn more on our Return Safely page. 

Historical case information from April 2021, when in-person student activities and hybrid learning began, through September 30, 2021, is also available on our website.