Parents, school teachers and university students are among those calling for an indoor mask mandate in B.C. schools and post\u002Dsecondary institutions.
Banez’s son Lazarus is autistic and requires “hands on” support at school, making it impossible for him to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols. He’s 9, so not eligible to get vaccinated. Banez’s daughter, Estella, is also too young to get the shot.
“It will be a huge undertaking for us as parents, and it’s sad that we have to do this, but it goes back to the government not understanding the needs of all students,” she said.Article content This week, teaching support staff, faculty and students from several B.C. post-secondary institutions posted anto B.C.’s advanced education minister, Anne Kang, asking for stronger health protocols on campus.
Andrew Longhurst, a PhD student researching health policy and politics at SFU, called the COVID-19 Delta variant a “game-changer.” “The provincial health officer has the authority to issue additional public health measures such as mandatory masking, if required,” he said. “In fact, this has already occurred in the Okanagan region, which includes UBC Okanagan, because of a renewed COVID outbreak there.”
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