Covid-19 School Outbreaks & Hockey

From GNB:

Bottom line:  if a participant isn’t cleared to attend school, they are not cleared to attend sports
 

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Further clarification from HNB:

The information Hockey New Brunswick has received from the Government of New Brunswick’s Sports and Rec branch states:
 
In the event of outbreaks in schools, public health and school directives may be different depending on the circumstances. Usually when a case is discovered in a school they must close to conduct contact tracing, testing and cleaning. Until that process is completed, participation in any organized recreation or sport activities should be suspended. Once contact tracing is completed it is possible that some schools will remain in virtual learning. If the contact tracing efforts have been completed, participation can resume for everyone except those who have been directed to isolate.


 

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Please note that the Government of New Brunswick’s Sport and Recreation guidance document has been updated and includes additional directives in the event of school outbreaks.

When there are outbreaks in schools, public health and school directives may be different depending on the circumstances. Usually when a case is discovered in a school they must close to conduct contact tracing, testing and cleaning. If the students have been advised that the school is closed due to a COVID-19 case, all students regardless of vaccination status must suspend participation in sporting activities upon notification of the outbreak and on the following day unless they have been directed otherwise. Once contact tracing is completed it is possible that some schools will remain in virtual learning for other operational reasons. Unless the school communicates that contact tracing efforts will be extended, participation may resume depending on the individual circumstances below:
• Students and same household members who have been told by Public Health to isolate must not attend sporting activities until cleared by Public health.
• Students who are fully vaccinated and have no COVID-19 symptoms can attend sporting activities unless directed otherwise. In line with current Public Health guidance, a fully vaccinated student who is identified as a close contact must follow public health directives for isolation or self-monitoring for the prescribed period of time. Testing may be also required depending on the situation.
• If a communication from the school or public health directs vaccinated students to “self-monitor” with or without testing, these students may resume their sporting activities as long as they are in compliance with any testing requirements, test negative (if applicable) and do not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
• If unvaccinated students are participating in the POCT (point-of-care test) commonly known as “rapid test” program to attend school, they may participate in sporting activities as long as students do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 and have a negative POCT result taken on that same day. In this case, the sport organization is not expected to validate the negative test. The onus is on the student/family to follow directives of the Public Health Act and the Mandatory Order.
• If a school communication informs unvaccinated students who are not participating in the POCT program to “self-isolate”, students must not attend sporting activities until after the isolation period is over.