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CBC Kids News • Published 2021-05-04 06:00 Doctors say schools are important for kids’ mental health ⭐️HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️ Schools continue to close across Canada as outbreaks are reported. Some kids are worried about getting sick if they’re at school. Experts say there are benefits to going to school, despite the risks. Keep reading to find out how safe schools are. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Open. Close. Open. Close. It’s like watching Pac-Man’s mouth as it snakes its way through the maze. As provinces and territories deal with the third wave of the pandemic, schools are once again closing, sending kids to learn at home. ....
HALIFAX The head of pediatrics at the IWK Health Centre advised the province of Nova Scotia that closing schools could adversely affect the health and wellbeing of children and should be only be done as a last resort. Dr. Andrew Lynk, the head of pediatrics at the IWK Health Centre, said research that examines how schools have handled the COVID-19 pandemic, shows that it is best to keep them open unless there is community spread of the novel coronavirus. When that community spread starts to come up, we pivot to a blended model, and if it gets higher then we go to online learning, Lynk told CTV Atlantic s Steve Murphy in an interview on Tuesday. ....
Uniacke District School, Mount Uniacke. In addition to the school closures in the Halifax area, one school in Truro has closed, as well as three in the Sydney area. Those schools are closed until later this week for deep cleaning and contract tracing. Premier Iain Rankin said no students in Cape Breton have tested positive, and there s no evidence of community spread. But I want to assure all parents and teachers and staff and students that we are watching this very carefully. We ve added testing sites in the community, and we encourage everyone to get tested, including students, he said during Monday s briefing. ....
HALIFAX With the number of cases in schools growing, the province announced Monday afternoon that it is shutting down all public schools in Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding areas. The virus is on the move in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin said during a new conference on Monday afternoon. We have community spread and we need to do all we can to slow it down Schools will be closed as of Tuesday and students will begin at-home learning beginning Thursday for at least seven school days. The safety and well-being of everyone in our schools is our main concern. Every decision we make for our schools is out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with public health, Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development said in a news release. Moving schools in HRM and surrounding areas to at-home learning is a necessary step at this important juncture. I know this will be d ....