The head of the teachers union said the ad was a very unfortunate, unrealistic depiction of what classrooms are going to look like in September.
The ad shows a few elementary students in a classroom, with Henry telling them they’ll be washing their hands a lot and spending most of their time with the same schoolmates and teachers.
She said it was a very unfortunate, unrealistic depiction of what classrooms are going to look like in September.Article content continued Health Minister Adrian Dix said the ad was aimed at delivering a public health message consistent with the plan that’s already been announced, not a public policy debate.
Jason Ellis, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s department of education, said the ad accomplishes the aim of highlighting students’ anxieties.
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