“We’re already seeing increased exposures in our schools, so this just further exacerbates that situation and adds to that anxiety,” she said.
While mask-wearing rules at schools have been tightened recently, Waldron said she would like to see them even more stringent.
B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Teri Mooring said she doesn’t agree with the current directive, which requires masking for middle school and high school students when indoors, but not at their desks. Henry has said that’s the same as in offices or restaurants, but Mooring said students sit close together and the other environments don’t compare well with schools.