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Saskatchewan School Board Association ‘welcoming’ recent changes to Safe Schools Plan
Saskatchewan School Board Association (SSBA) says it’s happy with the recent changes made by the province to its Safe School Plan.On Monday, the province officially announced it would be allocating $40 million from its $200 million COVID-19 contingency fund to school divisions throughout Saskatchewan and delaying school start dates by a week.“Certainly the additional money is welcome,” said Shawn Davidson, SSBA president. Saskatchewan provides details of additional $40M into Safe Schools Plan, delayed start “We knew that the government did have a contingency fund in place to deal with COVID-19, but we did not have any money specifically earmarked for school divisions and for the education sector.