[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“And it’s going to be a lot of adjusting, even for a child without autism or without development delays.” Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick’s Education and Early Childhood Development Minister, said the plan involves a low number of students, but was not sure of the exact number eligible to return.Cardy said there were specific criteria used to identify students who would benefit by getting back to the classroom, even briefly.
He said parents would also benefit from “a break” because many have had limited or no support resources for several weeks.And he said the status of the pandemic in New Brunswick was a critical factor.“This was about, again, as we’ve been trying to.