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“It’s a really critical program to help students with complex learning needs,” he said. Construction is underway on the new structure, which will be about 20 per cent larger than the old one and will include meeting and office space. The centre provides support for students of elementary- and middle-school age who need extra social and emotional help. That can include students struggling with social dynamics who might be having challenges settling in the classroom, or those dealing with anxiety or difficulty controlling emotions, Eberwein said. “It could be a bunch of things so students that require that extra level of mental-health support,” he said. “We’re able to provide it at the CDC building.” ....
“We’re already seeing increased exposures in our schools, so this just further exacerbates that situation and adds to that anxiety,” she said. While mask-wearing rules at schools have been tightened recently, Waldron said she would like to see them even more stringent. B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Teri Mooring said she doesn’t agree with the current directive, which requires masking for middle school and high school students when indoors, but not at their desks. Henry has said that’s the same as in offices or restaurants, but Mooring said students sit close together and the other environments don’t compare well with schools. ....
“In October, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that they would be allowing some international students to come into Canada,” said superintendent Scott Stinson. “The proviso was that only institutions that had a readiness plan in place would be able to welcome international students. “B.C. was one of the jurisdictions where that was the case.” Stinson said that having international students is a source of revenue, and some districts count on it more than others. “We’re not overly reliant on it,” he said. “We made a conscious decision this year that we weren’t going to make significant program decisions on a one-year potential blip.” ....