Several Alberta school boards are reviewing fees paid by parents as schools remain under temporary closure as a preventative measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All kindergarten to Grade 12 classes were cancelled on March 15 in response to the growing number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Alberta.
According to the provincial government, classes are cancelled until further notice. As schools work to transition to online learning, the closures have left many parents wondering how their fees would be impacted with a little more than three months remaining in the school year.
Alberta parents are required to pay fees that cover costs of transportation as well as in-school supervision and supplies. According to parent group Support Our