​​冬假期间的COVID-19阳性通知和笔记本安全

亲爱的家长和监护人：

在现在至12月23日晚上9点之间，如果您的学生收到新的COVID-19阳性检测结果，请通过发送电子邮件至学校的主邮箱来通知您的学校。这将使得CBE能够通知学校社区，如果学生在学校期间可能具有传染性。您学生的姓名将不会被公开。我们将说明受影响的年级和班级，并提供具体日期。

请将电子邮件发送至学校网页底部列出的学校主邮箱地址。

请提供以下信息：

1. 学生姓名
2. 年级
3. 进行COVID-19测试的日期
4. 进行测试的原因
5. 症状开始的日期
6. 您的孩子最近参加学校的连续三天日期
7. 您的孩子最近搭乘校车的日期（是黄色校车、卡尔加里公共交通或其他/专门交通工具）
8. 教师姓名（适用于小学和专门班级）
9. 在校内进行的托管课程的最后一天（如果适用）

12月23日之后，请遵循阿尔伯塔省卫生局的所有卫生指导。

笔记本电脑安全

最近，我们的一所学校报告了一起涉及一台Chromebook笔记本着火的事件。幸运的是，火势迅速被扑灭，没有人受伤。我们正在调查此事件，包括与制造商进行讨论，以确定可能导致火灾的因素。我们尚未发现与任何具体型号有关的问题。

CBE的系统中使用了超过25,000台不同型号的Chromebook笔记本。为了安全起见，我们提醒您使用笔记本电脑时遵循以下的最佳实践和安全提示：

• 当笔记本电脑插上电源或开机时，不要将任何设备单独留下。
• 始终将设备放在坚硬的表面上（如桌子或台面），避免阻塞任何通风口。
• 注意电池或笔记本电脑任何地方的过热或“膨胀”现象。如果您注意到任何膨胀现象或异常过热，请立即停止使用它并关闭设备。如果该设备归CBE所有，请向您的学校报告。

CBE致力于员工和学生的安全，我们非常重视此事。此信息不旨在引起无谓的担忧，但我们认为尽早共享此信息为好。 如果我们发现我们的员工和学生使用的Chromebook型号存在任何特定问题，我们将提供更多详细信息。

谢谢您的配合，祝您度过一个愉快而轻松的假期。

​Positive COVID-19 Notifications over the Winter Break, and Laptop Safety

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Between now and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, if your student receives a new positive COVID-19 test result, please notify your school by emailing your school’s main inbox. This enables the CBE to inform the school community if the student may have been contagious while in school. Your student’s name will not be released. We will indicate the grade and class impacted and provide specific dates.

Please send the email to your school’s main email address, listed at the bottom of the school website.

Please include:

1. Student name
2. Grade
3. Date the COVID-19 test was taken
4. Reason the test was taken
5. Date the symptoms started
6. The three most recent days your child attended school
7. The most recent day your child rode the school bus (and whether it was a yellow bus, Calgary Transit, or other/specialized transportation)
8. Teacher name (for elementary and specialized classes)
9. The last day attending a before/after school care program (if located inside the school)

After Dec. 23, please follow all health direction from Alberta Health Services.

Laptop Safety

Recently, one of our schools reported an incident involving a Chromebook laptop that caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished quickly and no one was injured. We are investigating the incident to see what may have contributed to the fire, including having discussions with the manufacturer. We have not yet identified any concerns with any specific models.

The CBE has over 25,000 Chromebooks of many different models in use across our system. In the interest of safety, we’d like to remind you of the following best practices and safety tips for using laptops:

• Do not leave any device unattended when it is plugged in or turned on.
• Always use the device on a hard surface (like a desk or table) to avoid blocking any ventilation.
• Pay attention to any overheating or “bulging” of the battery or anywhere on the laptop. If you notice any bulging or unusual overheating, stop using it, turn the device off immediately. If the device is owned by the CBE, please report it to your school

​The CBE is committed to the safety of staff and students and we are taking this matter very seriously. This message is not intended to cause undue concern, however we feel it is better to share this information as soon as possible. More detail will follow if we identify any specific issues with any of the Chromebook models in use by our staff and students.

Thank you, and we wish you a happy and restful break. ​​​​