​March 29, 2021

To: Families of Saint Mary’s Academy

This is to update you that the Red Alert level in Edmundston and the surrounding area will remain in effect and, as of midnight tonight, will expand to additional communities.

This means Saint Mary’s Academy will continue to follow the enhanced Red Level directives as outlined in the document attached.

RED ALERT LEVEL DOCUMENT

Please remember:

• Students and staff are to stay home if they have even one symptom of COVID-19.
• School staff are to be actively screened when they report to work each day.
• Parents are to screen their children each morning prior to sending them to school. 
• If a positive case of COVID-19 is confirmed, the school will be closed for a minimum of three days to allow for contact tracing, and the school will become a testing site for school staff.
• Students in Grades K-12 are required to wear a mask on a school bus, even when sitting alone or with a member of the same household.
• Students in Grades K-8 are required to wear a mask at all times at school, including outside. Exceptions are when students are sitting at a desk working silently or eating. Students will be required to wear a mask during physical education class.
• Students in grades 9-12 are required to wear a mask at all times at school, including outside. Exceptions are when students are eating. Students will be required to wear a mask during physical education class.
• School personnel are required to wear a mask at all times at school, including outside. Exceptions are when they are eating or sitting alone in their closed office or classroom.
• School-age children and those teaching them are expected to bring two clean masks with them each day.
• Extra-curricular music activities, including theatre, choir and band are not permitted.
• Interscholastic, extra-curricular and intramural sports are not permitted.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we navigate through this. Please know it is very much appreciated.

David McTimoney, Superintendent, ASD-W​