British Columbia’s top doctor says the province is considering a return to school that would see students attend class on alternate days or attend for only part of the day.
Chief medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province is trying to be creative about a potential return to the classroom and is working closely with stakeholders in the education sector. “Some older children, for example, may not go back to school.
They might continue virtual classrooms,” Dr. Henry said. “But we do need, for younger children, some way for them to be safe during the day so that parents can go back to work.
But it may be some hybrid, as well, where some children are in classes certain days, and others are in other days, so that we’re able to