COVID-19: Six Nations federal school closed until September
February 19, 2021
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Six Nations of the Grand River-Students on Six Nations won’t return to school this year and childcare centres will not reopen until the community is out of the Black Alert Level.
Federal schools on Six Nations of the Grand River will remain closed until September, the decision from Six Nations Elected Council was made at a special council meeting held on Friday, February 19, wherein Reva Bomberry, principal of I.L. Thomas Elementary School recommended the schools remain closed because of COVID-19 cases in the community.
“Safety has always been a priority for us,” she said. “We’ve dealt with the protocols in schools, our schools are safe, but there are many, many factors that impact safety beyond our control. It lies in the community, we’re still in the black, obviously until we’re out of black, at this point we are not looking at opening back and fourth. It’s very stressful on a