Brenna Owen
A empty classroom is pictured at a school in Vancouver on March 23, 2020. Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education s commitment to safety and inclusion in schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward December 22, 2020 - 5:11 PM
VANCOUVER - Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education s commitment to safety and inclusion in schools.
Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a news release that retired B.C. Supreme Court judge Lynn Smith and former Surrey school superintendent Mike McKay will complete their review by the end of February.
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While other provinces have extended winter break or pivoted back to remote learning, B.C. currently has no plans to do the same.
Last month, B.C. School Trustees Association president Stephanie Higginson said there doesn’t appear to be any benefit to changing the length of winter break to keep kids out of school.
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“Despite the rise in cases in our general population right now, schools are actually very, very safe places for our students and our staff to be,” Higginson said.