It follows a decision last weekend to move schools in Winnipeg and Brandon to remote learning until the end of the month.
Atwal insists being at school is safe it s what s happening outside of school that s a problem. It was everything else that encompassed schools, you know, the act of going to school or the ease of connectivity or interactions between students coming to school or on the way home, and getting together, was driving community transmission, Atwal told a dial-in news conference.
The Red River School Division covers an area south and west of Winnipeg and has 2,300 students. Garden Valley, meanwhile, covers south and central Manitoba.