Fraser Health has announced a new COVID-19 exposure event at Pitt Meadows secondary.
It is the second high school in School District 42 to have a person or persons with confirmed cases of the virus since the new year, with the return to school Jan. 4 after the holiday break.
The exposure happened on Jan. 5, 6 and 7.
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On Tuesday the health authority listed a case at Samuel Robertson Technical secondary.
Fraser Health has initiated contact tracing to identify individuals who need to self-isolate or self-monitor for symptoms. Those households that do not receive a phone call or letter should continue having students attend school. Those students and staff who show symptoms must stay home.
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The school district also asks students and staff to do a daily health assessment, and information can be found on the district’s website at www.sd42.ca.
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