Coronavirus and the CA Community
Dear CA Community,
Since my last communication to the CA community this past Thursday, we continue to monitor the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) through the latest news reports as well as official government agencies including the World Health Organization. Members of Canadian Academy's Crisis Management Team met this afternoon to review our procedures for this upcoming week and to make decisions on some future events.
CA Family's Responsibilities
- Any CA student who has traveled to China or has had any member of their household travel to China or has hosted a guest from China over the past 2 weeks must report to CA's Health Office immediately upon arrival to school Monday morning. These students will be required to visit the Health Office every morning before school for the next 2 weeks. Please keep children exhibiting signs of fever, cough, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties or respiratory complaints at home and/or visit a medical professional.
- Any CA student who has traveled to Wuhan, China over the past two weeks and/or has traveled to or had contact with anyone from the designated affected areas in China must not come to school until further notice. If this is your child's status, please inform the school.
- We ask that all CA families monitor their health and follow these protocols:
School Procedures
We have added nursing staff in the Health Office to help assist with a projected increase in health checks from 8:00am to 9:00am this week. Additionally, we are implementing the following protocols:
- All food services staff will have their temperature checked daily prior to work
- Hand sanitizer will be purchased and placed in public spaces around the school
- Teachers will remind students to wash their hands often throughout the day
- Cleaning staff will disinfect doorknobs and table tops in addition to the regular cleaning schedule
- Teachers will remind students not to share food and drinks; and
- All new students scheduled to begin school tomorrow, the first day of Semester 2, will be carefully screened regarding their recent travel, with whom they have had contact, and their current health condition.
School Trips & Events
APAC Basketball, APAC Theater and APAC Band trips, all of which were scheduled to travel to Shanghai or Beijing over the next few weeks, have been canceled. At this time, all other trips will continue as planned.
We will continue to monitor this fluid situation and communicate with the community as necessary. Once again, please feel free to contact the Health Office, your child's principal or me if you have any questions.
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Jon Schatzky
Headmaster
Canadian Academy
Kobe, Japan
Inspiring Minds, Nurturing Compassion
