the petition — written by a collective of parents, teachers and community members called Safe September MB — launched later that day.
Masks ‘strongly recommended’ but not mandatory in Manitoba’s updated back-to-school plans The group says it has eight demands for the education minister and provincial government at large: reduced class sizes to allow for two metres of physical distancing; mandatory masks for all staff and students with appropriate medical exemptions; the reinstatement of a 14-day isolation period for non-essential interprovincial travellers; the assessment of school ventilation systems; funded remote learning for all students in Manitoba; paid sick leave for all school division employees; additional teacher and educational.