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Parents are calling for innovation and leadership as 28 Calgary schools face major COVID-19 outbreaks of 10 or more cases 18 of which are high schools and more than 6,300 students in isolation.
Among those as of Tuesday, Sir Winston Churchill High School hit 25 total cases, while Western Canada High School moved all Grade 10 students to online learning until at least April 26.
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Alberta Health also confirmed schools have hit new highs, with 453, or 19 per cent of all schools in the province now with active alerts or outbreaks of cases of the novel coronavirus.
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As virtual engagements continue for the controversial end to several public high school programs, parents are calling the process and the proposals undemocratic, fearing the changes are inevitable.
In an effort to balance high school populations, the Calgary Board of Education has announced changes that could see the elimination of arts programming and French IB in grades 10 to 12, and a consolidation of French immersion and Spanish bilingual programs into fewer schools.
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Parents are being asked to provide feedback on two different scenarios through online surveys and virtual discussions until March 17, before a final decision this fall on changes that will take effect for the 2022-23 school year.
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With rising concerns around highly contagious COVID variants including three confirmed cases in two Calgary schools parents are demanding improved safety protocols to keep students and staff safer in classrooms.
But even as cases of new variants in Alberta jumped from 51 to 57 over the past day, health officials insist the highly contagious mutations, which have now affected three different classrooms, have not yet spread significantly.
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“We know seeing additional cases of the variant is concerning,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health.