• SD42
  • Staff Intranet
  • MySD42
  • Continuing Ed
  • Distance Learning
  • Parent Portal

MRSS

Maple Ridge Secondary School

  • Home
  • About Us
    • MRSS 45 Year Reunion
    • Community Resources
    • French Immersion
    • Staff Resources
  • Contact Us
  • Parents
    • Gr. 8 Orientation Day 2025
    • School Opening 2025
    • Bell Schedule
    • Calendar of Events
    • Check Student Attendance
    • Classroom Assessment & Reporting
    • Fair Notice Student Safety
    • Grade 8s September 2025 – Welcome to Ridge
    • How to View eReport Cards
    • Inclement Weather
    • MyClass
    • PAC
    • Parent Portal
    • Registration & Transfers
    • School Growth Plan
    • School Locator
  • Students
    • ATHLETICS – Sports at Ridge
    • Bell Schedule
    • Cafeteria Menu
    • Career Centre
    • Clubs & Committees
    • Code of Conduct
    • Core Competencies
    • Course Planning 2025/2026
    • Financial Assistance for Post Secondary
    • Graduation – Updates Pending
      • Grad Programme
      • Grad Ceremony Bio Form
      • Grad Newsletter 2025
      • Grad Parent Presentation 2024
      • Mechanical Bull Waiver
    • Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries
    • Literacy & Numeracy Assessment

February 4, 2021

Feb. 3, 2021: Letter to families from Superintendent Harry Dhillon

Dear families,

This morning Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced updates to the Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 School Settings. The updated document is available on the Ministry of Education website with a summary of key changes highlighted in yellow. The modifications include changes to mask guidelines in schools, which are outlined below.

 

STUDENTS: Secondary schools

At the secondary level, there is now a requirement for students to wear a mask in schools, both within and outside of their learning group, except when:

  • sitting in (or standing at) their seat or desk/workstation in a classroom or learning space;
  • there is a barrier in place;
  • eating or drinking; and
  • outdoors.

Exceptions will be made for students who cannot wear a mask.

STUDENTS: Elementary schools

Elementary students are not required to wear a mask in schools or on school buses. Elementary student mask use should be based on their personal or family/caregiver choice, and their choices must be respected.

STAFF: Elementary and secondary schools

All K-12 staff are required to wear a mask in schools, both within and outside of their learning group, except when:

  • sitting in (or standing at) their seat or desk/workstation in a classroom or learning space;
  • there is a barrier in place;
  • eating and drinking; and
  • outdoors.

Exceptions will be made for staff who cannot wear a mask.

I encourage you to review the updated provincial guidelines and to reach out to your child’s school principal if you have any questions. Teachers and administrators will be reinforcing the new guidelines with students this week, and the new mask guidelines will be implemented starting Monday, February 8, 2021. Other key revisions will be formalized at the school level and updated in the school district Safety Plan in the coming week.

To learn more about this morning’s announcement, you can review the Ministry of Education’s news release on Enhanced safety measures for K-12 schools and watch the announcement at https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EDUC0011-000201, or review the updated provincial K-12 Education Restart Plan. Additional information is also available on the BC Centre for Diseases Control K-12 Schools and COVID-19 website.

Sincerely,

Harry Dhillon
Superintendent of Schools

Article by Irena Pochop / Today at Ridge

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Parents
  • Students

Copyright © 2025 · Maple Ridge Secondary School · Log in

af Afrikaanssq Albanianar Arabicbn Bengalibs Bosnianzh-CN Chinese (Simplified)zh-TW Chinese (Traditional)cs Czechnl Dutchen Englishtl Filipinofr Frenchde Germanel Greekgu Gujaratihi Hindiig Igboid Indonesianit Italianja Japanesekm Khmerko Koreanku Kurdish (Kurmanji)lt Lithuanianml Malayalammr Marathine Nepalips Pashtofa Persianpl Polishpt Portuguesepa Punjabiro Romanianru Russiansr Serbiansd Sindhisk Slovakes Spanishsw Swahilisv Swedishta Tamilte Teluguth Thaitr Turkishuk Ukrainianur Urduvi Vietnameseyo Yoruba
en English