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Mooring expresses concern over the amount of teachers falling ill due to COVID-19
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“Every part of the province needs to be concerned,”: BCTF President on variant cases in schools
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BC Teachers Federation President Teri Mooring would like to see the government grant school boards more power when going beyond the current COVID-19 restrictions.
This comes after six schools in Surrey, and one in Delta, reported COVID-19 outbreaks over the weekend involving the B 1-1-7 variant, first discovered in the
U-K.
Mooring told Vista Radio the province seems to be behind the eight-ball yet again.
“This is already an environment where teachers are completely dissatisfied with the health and safety measures that are in place in schools right now. So the fact that we are playing catchup with the variant has really heightened the concerns in a substantial way.”
The Central Okanagan has the second-highest number, with 76 cases. Only two Central Okanagan schools have potential exposures, Dr. Knox Middle, Feb. 1 and Kelowna Secondary School, Feb. 1-5. Vernon had one school exposure Feb. 1 at Vernon Secondary, Summerland reported a potential exposure at Summerland Secondary, Feb. 1-3, Armstrong reported one at Armstrong Elementary Feb. 1, and Merritt reported a potential exposure at Merritt Central Elementary Feb. 8-9. Interior Health said exposure dates do not necessarily mean there is transmission within the school, and most contact tracing finds transmission occurred outside school communities. “Schools are a reflection of our communities,” Dr. Bonnie Henry said at a press briefing, Feb. 3. “I anticipate, as we continue to have spread in our communities, we will continue to have exposures in our schools.”
Instead of removing masks upon entering their classroom, middle and high school students will now have to stay masked until seated at their desks. “It isn t going to be a huge shift,” said Prince George District Acting Superintendent Cindy Heitman. “The only difference, really, for our students and staff is that they have to wear their masks within their learning groups.” Students will not need to wear a mask when at a workstation, if separated by a barrier, or while eating. “If they have to get up and move to sharpen a pencil or get something, they ll have to put their masks on,” said Heitman. “So, we ll have to do some more education around reminding students to wear their masks when they leave their workspace.”
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