Schools closed due to COVID-19 to reopen

Limestone Learning Foundation
Schools closed due to COVID-19 to reopen
Posted on 03/29/2021
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Following further investigation and testing, KFL&A Public Health has determined that the general school populations at Bath Public School, Ernestown Secondary School and Odessa Public School are not at risk because of a COVID-19 exposure identified on March 27, 2021. All three schools will reopen for in-person learning on March 30, 2021.

  • Bath PS students in the Grade 7/8 class and riders of Bus 154, and their household members, must continue to isolate and follow the direction of KFL&A Public Health.
  • Ernestown SS students in the Grade 10 auto class and riders of Bus 158, and their household members, must continue to isolate and follow the direction of KFL&A Public Health.
  • Odessa PS students who ride Bus 158, and their household members, must continue to isolate and follow the direction of KFL&A Public Health.

If students do not belong to one of the above-mentioned class or bus cohorts, and are not a sibling of someone in those cohorts, they no longer need to self-isolate. These students may return to school on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

All students and staff at Bath PS, Ernestown SS and Odessa PS were originally asked to self-isolate on March 27, 2021 as a result positive cases of COVID-19 identified in the schools.

Because COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOC) are now in our community and can spread more easily, Public Health is taking additional precautions to help reduce spread.

KFL&A Public Health and the school board are taking all necessary steps to prevent spread of the virus both in the school and the community. Everyone should continue to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and screen students daily as most cases of COVID-19 are acquired in the home setting.

Thank you for your understanding and adherence to all public health directives to help ensure student and staff safety.


For more information, please contact:
Karen Smith, Communications Officer
613-544-6925 x 314 | 613-328-0947 mobile

The Limestone District School Board is situated on traditional territories of the Anishinaabe & Haudenosaunee.