The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is suspending K-12 in-class instruction effective tomorrow in all St. John’s-metro area schools.
Also included in that suspension are schools in Bell Island, Witless Bay, and Mobile.
All school staff, except those who are required to self-isolate, will be required to report to work.
Online instruction will begin for high school students tomorrow, junior high on Friday, and primary/elementary on Monday.
The action is being taken on the advice of public health to expand contact tracing into other school communities, and to limit interaction between students and the community at large.
As well, a province-wide suspension of all extracurricular activities has been put in place.