We partner with school districts to share information when there are COVID-19 exposures at schools.
When a case of COVID-19 is confirmed, IH public health works quickly to determine close contacts, and contacts parents/guardians of students who are considered to be at risk.
New: visit the BCCDC’s K-12 Schools and COVID-19 page and download the K to 12 Health Check Mobile App.
This is a list of possible exposures to COVID-19 within schools in our region.
Notifications are removed after 14 days when the risk of transmission has passed.
If a student or teacher receives a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result, we:
- Start contact tracing to determine how the person was infected and who they were in close contact with
- Identify and notify close contacts who may be at an increased risk, and advise them to self isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
- Work closely with the school and school district throughout the case and contact tracing process to maintain close communication with the school community.
IH public health determines close contacts of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 using specific criteria, based on likelihood of transmission.
A “school exposure notification” does not mean all students at the school have been exposed to COVID-19.
If you do not receive a phone call or letter from Interior Health, your child should continue to attend school. You can monitor your child for COVID-19 symptoms daily using the BC COVID-19 Health Assessment Tool.
COVID-19 exposures in public schools
SD 5 South East Kootenay
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Fernie | Ecole Isabella Dicken Elementary | Potential exposure: June 9, 10, 11, 14 |
| Cranbrook | Parkland Middle School | Potential exposure: June 7 |
| Cranbrook | Mount Baker Secondary | Potential exposure: June 11 |
SD 6 Rocky Mountain
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Kimberley | Selkirk Secondary School | Potential exposure: June 10, 11 |
| Invermere | David Thompson Secondary | Potential exposure: June 10 |
| Invermere | School District Board Office | Potential exposure: June 9, 10, 11 |
| Invermere | Eileen Madson Primary | Potential exposure: June 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Invermere | J.A. Laird Elementary | Potential exposure: June 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Windermere | Windermere Elementary | Potential exposure: June 15, 16 |
SD 8 Kootenay Lake
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Kaslo | JV Humphries Secondary | June 10 |
SD 10 Arrow Lakes
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 19 Revelstoke
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 20 Kootenay Columbia
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 22 Vernon
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Vernon | Vernon Secondary School | Potential exposure: June 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Vernon | Beairsto Elementary | Potential exposure: June 7, 8, 9, 10 |
SD 23 Central Okanagan
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Rutland | Rutland Secondary School | Potential exposure: June 7, 8 |
| Lake Country | George Elliot Secondary School | Potential exposure: June 7, 8 |
| Kelowna | Watson Road Elementary | Potential exposure: June 8, 9 |
| Kelowna | Central Programs and Services (Richter site) | Potential exposure: June 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| West Kelowna | Mount Boucherie Secondary | Potential exposure: June 11 |
SD 27 Cariboo Chilcotin
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 51 Boundary
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 58 Nicola Similkameen
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Merritt | Merritt Central Elementary | Potential exposure: June 9, 10, 11 |
| Merritt | Merritt Bench Elementary | Potential exposure: June 10, 11 |
SD 67 Okanagan Skaha
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 73 Kamloops Thompson
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 74 Gold Trail
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 83 North Okanagan Shuswap
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| | No potential exposures reported |
SD 93 Conseil Scolaire Francophone
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|
| Kelowna | Ecole De L'Anse Au Sable | Potential exposure: June 8, 9, 10, 11 |
COVID-19 exposures in independent schools
| City | School Name | Potential exposure Event |
|---|
| Cranbrook | ?AQAMNIK Elementary School | Potential exposure: June 8 |
| Kelowna | St. Joseph's Catholic School | Potential exposure: June 11 |
