B.C. delays return to classroom for most K-12 students until Jan. 10 as province reports 2,944 new COVID-19 cases.
Schools will be open for children of essential workers and students with special needs on Jan. 4Students are pictured at Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge.
"Parents are encouraged to reach out to their school principal to make those arrangements," Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside said.Whiteside said a staggered approach will allow public health and education officials to assess the impact of the Omicron variant and plan for enhanced safety measures at schools.
"But taking a few extra days now for planning and preparation … we are setting up our schools for the best possible start."The president of British Columbia Teachers' Federation had been urging the province to delay the start of the winter term in public schools in recent days. "We feel like there's going to be a good possibility that a lot of staff and students will be impacted by Omicron," Mooring said. "And we're concerned that we're going to see really high case counts in schools."
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