COVID-19: Six Nations federal school closed until September
February 19, 2021
Writer
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
Six Nations Schools proposed opening pushed to March 1st pending COVID numbers
February 9, 2021
Editor
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-A federal back to school plan suggests federal schools at Six Nations could re-open March 1, 2021 pending community COVID-19 numbers
Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC)met with federal education representatives during their online council session Tuesday (Feb., 9, 2021) night to discuss a potential return to school.
IL Thomas principal Reva Bomberry , one of several educators who spoke during the more than 30 minute presentation told SNEC said “our schools are safe, but we are not responsible for the irresponsiblity that is going on in our community for the COVID cases and that reflects directly on our (return to) schools.”