Edmontonian Annika Froese loves learning and going to school. The seven-year-old Lendrum elementary student relies heavily on her two educational assistants.
She has a genetic condition called Rett syndrome, which affects her motor skills and speech. “She’s not able to walk and not able to talk but she’s cognitively entirely there — just kind of trapped in her body,” her father Duane Froese explained.
When classes were cancelled about two weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Annika’s education continued at home — online.
Froese said Annika’s EAs work with her every day. “There’s this perception that the kids aren’t in school, that these people aren’t working and they shouldn’t be getting paid,” Froese said. “These people are still