Health officials have identified 19 cases among students and 22 among staff since primary schools reopened outside Montreal on May 11
A school in Trois-Rivières closed for several days and reopened Wednesday after four teachers and two students tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak was discovered at École Saint-Paul last week when a teacher fell ill, and two others produced positive tests.
Almost three weeks after Quebec reopened primary schools outside Montreal, children and teachers who have returned to class appear to have adapted to instruction with physical distancing and living with the risk of COVID-19 infections. Premier François Legault said he considers the reopening a “great success” so far.
Chantal Légaré, a teachers union president in the Mauricie region, said the return has gone smoothly so far, thanks to half-full classes and the hard work of teachers. The COVID-19 cases are worrisome, she added. “There hasn’t been any real drama,” Dr. Turcotte said. “In the first days it was about teaching new habits, hand washing, staying at their desks, how the schoolyard works. They learned very quickly. I’m almost worrying about how docile the kids have become.”Dr. Turcotte said she is more worried about how the year has ended “full of inequality.” While children back in school are getting plenty of attention, children who stayed home are receiving a widely varying quality of online instruction.
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