Parents and students are anxiously waiting for the news on how schools, from kindergarten to Grade 12 and post-secondary, will begin to open again amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The B.C. government has now outlined plans on how to do this safely providing the virus transmission rate remains low or is in decline.
Students in K to 12 education will be returning to school in September, with only a partial return this school year. Students in post-secondary education will be returning to school in September with a mix of online and in-class learning.
Guidelines for schools from K to 12 will now include routine daily screening for all staff and students. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] There will have to