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Pembina Trails School Division develops novel way of contact tracing for students
coronavirus free.Pembina Trails School Division is using a QR code system — developed by Fort Richmond Collegiate teacher/librarian Chantelle Rochon — that keeps track of where students have been and who they were near.Superintendent Ted Fransen said it’s an important tool in keeping kids safe at a time when there’s a lot of concern on the part of educators, parents and the students themselves.“The QR code system is an innovation we’re very proud of,” Fransen told 680 CJOB.“Life in school, in Pembina Trails and probably across the province, is a mixed bag.