Parents of children with diverse needs concerned about lack of detail in back-to-school plan The three RCEs say the specialists are providing critical supports to student learning, health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kristen Loyst, communications officer for AVRCE, said the decision to “redeploy” certain student support staff is not impacting the quality or quantity of service provided to students.
Additional tasks they may be performing, she added, include greeting students, helping them find classrooms, familiarizing them with new sanitizing protocols and helping them take masks on and off.“We know that the return to school can be a time when many students need extra support and reassurance as they adapt to new settings,.