For many, the project signifies more that putting up new signs it is a step toward reconciliation and understanding. Cowichan Tribes elder Merle Seymour smiled when saying the signs would “make me walk proud.” Everyone will be learning together, he said. Seymour was among Cowichan Tribes members featured in a documentary on the project that was played for council. The significance of using Hul’q’umi’num words was brought home when Seymour reflected on attending residential school, and what happened when the children spoke their own language. “Oh, we were in trouble. We used to get strapped. We used to get strapped on the hands, right up to here,” he said, pointing to his arm. It was hard not to speak their own language, he said, “because that’s all we knew.”
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School districts plan to bring students and staff exposed to COVID-19 back to classrooms faster under new health guidelines.
Instead of a 14-day quarantine, those with no symptoms may return after 10 days. A negative COVID-19 test can cut quarantine time to a week.
The Tennessee Department of Health published the new guidelines Tuesday, Dec. 8, following the lead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
CDC says the estimated risk of transmitting COVID-19 after exposure and 10 days of quarantine with no symptoms is 1% to 10%. With no symptoms after seven days and a negative test within its guidelines, the estimated risk of transmitting the disease is 5% to 12%. However it still calls for monitoring symptoms and masking through Day 14.