The school board has called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to ask health officials for more clarity on how many kids must be sick before the province puts additional health measures in place.
As the deadline approaches for 25,000 Alberta elementary teachers to bring the new math, English and phys ed and wellness curriculum to life, CBC News spoke to educators and school board leaders about how they are preparing.
BSD sticking with in-person learning By: Kyle Darbyson Save to Read Later
While in-person learning remains the norm in the Brandon School Division, acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson said the pieces are in place to make the transition to full-remote learning if need be.
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While in-person learning remains the norm in the Brandon School Division, acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson said the pieces are in place to make the transition to full-remote learning if need be.
During a Monday afternoon conversation with the Sun, Gustafson said that BSD officials have been preparing for this contingency since the fall of 2020, making sure proper staff and resources are waiting in the wings if local COVID-19 cases take a particularly nasty turn.
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Boissevain School is extending remote learning to April 23 after public health officials declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the K-12 institution on Friday.
The school is currently grappling with 10 COVID-19 cases according to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, and is moving to threat level orange (restricted) as a result.
These 10 COVID cases mark a noticeable jump from the three cases identified at Boissevain School earlier this week.
Turtle Mountain School Division superintendent Tim De Ruyck told the Sun on Monday that he found out about these three COVID cases throughout spring break, and decided to suspend in-person learning at Boissevain School until at least Friday, April 9, as a precaution.