Other recent exposures in Greater Victoria include Drinkwater Elementary, Colquitz Middle, Mount Douglas Secondary and Victoria High. COVID-19 exposures have also been reported in the past two weeks at Arbutus Middle in Saanich, Ballenas Secondary in Parksville, Belmont Secondary in Langford, Oaklands Elementary in Victoria, Nanaimo District Secondary, Kwalikum Secondary in Qualicum, and Oak Bay High. Dunsmuir and Cedar Hill middle schools were reported to have a cluster of cases two or more confirmed cases, plus evidence of transmission in late March. Island Health conducts contact tracing in schools, and students can continue to attend classes unless their families are directly notified.
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“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.
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