The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says he s puzzled by last week s decision to reopen schools in the Halifax area considering five have since had to close because of COVID-19 cases.
Sydney Academy will stay closed until Friday after a reported case of COVID-19 connected to the school.
It’s one of three schools where the province reported COVID cases, last night.
Bedford and Forsyth Education Centres and Halifax West High also have cases connected to them.
Students at Sydney Academy are moving to at-home learning until Friday.
The Halifax area schools are already moving to at-home learning along with all other schools in that region.
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All public schools in Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding areas not already doing so will close Tuesday and start preparations to move to at-home learning as of Thursday.
This move affects all pre-primary children and grades primary to 12 public school students in Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE), as well as Conseil scolaire acadian provincial (CSAP) schools and Chignecto Central s schools in the Enfield, Elmsdale and Mount Uniacke areas.
Nova Scotia s Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with public health. Moving schools in HRM and surrounding areas to at-home learning is a necessary step at this important juncture, said Derek Mombourquette in a news release. I know this will be difficult for some families, but Nova Scotians have shown time and time again that they ll step up in our fight against this virus.