Alberta Teachers\u0027 Association president Jason Schilling said the government shouldn\u0027t close the door on public health interventions.
Calgarian Tracey Bartie’s son is immunocompromised, with colds and other infections leading to more significant health consequences, including hospital stays. He’s back in the classroom for Grade 10, wearing an N95 mask, after two years at home.
“When I saw that announcement come out , I was very perturbed, because what they’re basically saying is they’re going to disenfranchise a whole group of kids from ever having a chance at having a normal school life. I don’t understand why masking, when it can prevent so much illness, is such a hardship.”Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
The premier added she had directed Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to examine whether to appeal the Thursday court decision, which found the UCP government had breached the Public Health Act in lifting the in-school mask mandate. Dr. Jon Meddings, Dean of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.Postmedia contacted the premier’s office Saturday with several questions, including on what evidence was being cited for the detrimental health impact of masking, but a spokesperson said no comment would be available before Monday as various government officials were unavailable on the weekend.
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