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‘It’s a bit of a risk’: Temporary remote learning coming to an end in Regina
Families react to Regina school boards’ move to online learning around Christmas break With community spread of the novel coronavirus prevalent throughout the fall, Regina’s public and Catholic school divisions announced in early December that students would temporarily move online for the week before the scheduled holiday break and the week after.“Prior to Christmas, there was extreme anxiety with the number of cases that were increasing , reports every day that we were hitting alarming rates,” said Dom Scuglia, the Regina Catholic School Division’s director of education.Some parents were opting to keep their kids home, he said, adding that about one-third of students were absent.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest