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Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers president Heidi Yetman said that presents problems. “High schools are a little bit easier because students are a bit more independent, they re 12 and over,” she said, but elementary schools are tougher “especially for the younger grades. In person presence is so, so important. Kindergarten age, grade one and two, it s going to be difficult on the parents. It s going to be difficult on the teachers to do online work.” Quebec s Association of Pediatricians recommends a return to class, reiterating a position it took last spring. In a statement, the association said they are asking Premier Francois Legault “to maintain Jan. 11 as the back-to-school day, while taking all the measures necessary to track and prevent the spread of the virus in schools.. The fight against COVID should not be carried out at the expense of an entire generation of youths.”
Uncertainty in Quebec as premier expected to announce strict lockdown across province
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jan 6, 2021 at 5:30 am EDT
Quebec Premier Francois Legault, followed by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube walk too a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Assembly in Quebec City on Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Employers and workers in Quebec’s construction, manufacturing and education sectors expect to find out later Wednesday how Quebec’s new lockdown rules will affect them.
Premier Francois Legault is scheduled to hold his first press conference of the new year at 5 p.m., after meeting with opposition leaders on Tuesday.