REGINA Monday’s announcement to have Regina Public and Catholic school students return to in-person learning on May 3 isn’t sitting well with all parents. “My concern is, the students will be bringing the virus to the classroom and infecting other children. And those children will be, if they don’t get sick themselves, they will be bringing it home and giving it to their parents,” said Tracey Sanders, a Regina mother whose son attends a school in the Regina Catholic School Division. Sanders said she and her husband have underlying health conditions, and neither have been vaccinated yet, so she is unsure if she will send her son back to school next week.
REGINA Regina Public and Catholic School students will return for in-person classes on May 3. All Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8 students will return, and Grade 9 to 12 students will continue alternating days of attendance at the public schools. Regina Catholic elementary schools will return to Level 2, face to face with masks, and Level 3 in schools with more than 600 people. Catholic high schools will also return to Level 3. “The decision to return to in-class learning follows information from [Regina Medical Health Officers] RMHO showing a ‘distinct reduction’ in new infection in both elementary and high school-aged students. RMHO supports the return to in-class learning and continues to monitor case trends,” a news release from Regina Public Schools said.
Regina public and Catholic schools to return to classroom May 3
Both Catholic and public school divisions say the move to return to classes comes after extensive consultation with public health officers.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2021 7:23 PM CT | Last Updated: April 27
High school students in Regina public have been remote since March 24. Elementary students have been remote since March 29.(David Donnelly/CBC)
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Regina public and Catholic schools plan to welcome students back to in-class learning starting May 3
In news releases issued late Monday afternoon, Regina Public Schools (RPS) and Regina Catholic Schools (RCS) said the decision was made in consultation with Regina health officials reporting a downward trend in new COVID-19 infections in both elementary and high school-aged students.
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Students in both divisions will return May 3, or, as with some high schools, resume their alternate schedules.
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