The pandemic has already seen several proposed lawsuits target long-term care facilities
Group says status quo isn’t working
B.C. school districts are to post final return details online by Aug. 26
Students will first start with orientation and learn rules of COVID-19 classroom policies
As the clock ticks down to September, a new poll suggests many Canadian parents are on the fence about whether to send their kids to school if and when classrooms are reopened.
COVID-19 protocols are likely to vary even more at the school board level, and even and school-to-school.
Plan has left many parents across the province worried about their children’s safety
‘My ideal would be that I go back to a classroom where everybody’s wearing masks,’ says Lizanne Foster
Much of the plan around returning to school will be up to individual school districts
Plan to include measures nimble enough to react to the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19
B.C. residents have been calling for more health-care workers in their communities for years, says minister
As photo circulates on social media, district administrators agreeing it should never have happened
The experience hasn’t been exactly what they signed up for
Officials are expecting to see a mix of in-class and online learning in September
The education ministry is changing funding for 16 schools
The dispute has lasted years
Many in-person graduation ceremonies have shifted to a virtual model or been cancelled or postponed
Students say current anti-racism protests in the U.S. and Canada point to a need for lessons
Education minister noted that in-class instruction remains optional
The biggest challenge is convincing families that it’s safe, some say
