As children return to schools today, there’s some apprehension and concern about what the next few weeks might look like.

Seine River school board chair Wendy Bloomfield is prepared for omicron to spread through schools at a rapid pace.

“Even before kids were back, the absentee rate... we had a significant number of teachers and E.A.s that were already absent because of illness,” says Bloomfield, leaving her with concerns of even higher numbers of staff who will be getting sick over the course of the next few weeks.

toms of COVID-19, and to report illnesses to the schools.