[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Anyone in the school system is asked to avoid contact and wear a mask in high traffic areas like hallways and cafeterias.Public health teams have been assigned to support schools and if a communicable disease arises that can spread to others, the school community will be alerted, said Henry.If there’s the potential that risk goes beyond the school, then the public will also be notified, Henry added.“These are protocols that we have used in the past and we have updated them and made sure we are ready to support every school, every school community, and every community in B.C.