Saskatchewan Education Minister Gord Wyant has said boards for the province’s 27 school divisions are in the best position to make decisions for their staff and students, in consultation with public health, about precautions for when schools reopen in September
Saskatchewan Education Minister Gord Wyant speaks to the media at the Legislative Building, in Regina, on March 20, 2019.The Opposition NDP is accusing the Saskatchewan Party government of dumping a decision about mask use in schools onto local boards instead of making the call itself.
Education Minister Gord Wyant has said boards for the province’s 27 school divisions are in the best position to make decisions for their staff and students, in consultation with public health, about precautions for when schools reopen in September.The government has put in place guidelines that require divisions to address issues like sanitation, physical contact and the grouping of students during the COVID-19 pandemic.And she says the government’s direction on mask use is confusing.
“I’m very frustrated with the fact that we’re having any of these discussions two weeks before teachers go back into class,” Beck said Wednesday. Regina Public Schools and Saskatoon Public Schools are among some school divisions in Saskatchewan requiring the same.
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