Education officials in the Halifax area are downplaying concerns by the teachers' union that staffing plans for September amount to cuts, reassuring educators there will be no change to services for students.
Posted: May 04, 2021 11:57 AM AT | Last Updated: May 4
Students in many parts of Canada have been learning from home.(Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)
Students doing at-home online learning in Nova Scotia might want to make sure they have an extra-comfortable chair.
The province s chief medical officer of health says even if recent lockdown measures in Nova Scotia begin to stem the tide of COVID-19 cases, there will not be a return to in-person learning in the immediate future. I certainly don t see schools opening in the next week or the week after, Dr. Robert Strang said during Monday s COVID-19 news conference.
Dr. Robert Strang says he doesn t see students and teachers returning to classrooms for at least a couple of weeks.(Communications Nova Scotia)
HALIFAX Students in Nova Scotia returned to the classroom Monday, after a three-week break from school. My daughter is really excited about the classes, returning to see her friends and her teacher, said one parent. Concerned by what the holiday might bring, the province opted for an extended break. We know that after taking an additional week to assess the situation with COVID in Nova Scotia that our students will be returning to a safe learning environment, said Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill. Churchill says students and staff shouldn t expect much of a change in classroom procedures. We are going to continue to work with public health to monitor the situation but we feel really good right now, Churchill said.