Saskatchewan’s NDP leader is calling on the premier to apologize for the lack of clarity around schools reopening and the stress it has caused to families and to school teachers and staff. On Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced $40 million to help schools in the reopening with the funds coming from a $200 million contingency […]
The Regina Public School Board is announcing a series of changes for elementary schools in an attempt to keep everyone safe from the spread of COVID-19. Starting with the first day on September 1, students will be heading to their respective schools at staggered times for the first week with exact times being made available […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili feels Saskatchewan’s minister of education is attempting to gaslight school divisions and families following his latest comments. Meili noted that Minister Wyant said this week that the provincial government’s 2020 $200 million contingency fund could be made available to school divisions that requested it. However he mentioned that the minister stated […]
The Saskatchewan NDP described Education Minister Gord Wyant’s announcement on Tuesday as “disastrous” following updates to the government’s Safe Schools Plan. Minister Wyant offered recommendations for schools divisions and left the decision making for mask usage in the hands of divisions when classes resume next month. However NDP Education Critic Carla Beck believes the plan […]
When the school bell rings in a couple of weeks to get classes going in Regina elementary and high schools, students in Grades 4-12 will be wearing masks. Just hours after the provincial government issued new guidelines, both the Regina Public School Division and Catholic School Division announced masks will be mandatory for kids in […]
When it comes to wearing a mask when classes resume next month, the government is putting the decision in the hands of Saskatchewan’s school divisions. While many are saying the government should implement mandatory mask usage, Education Minister Gord Wyant told reporters on Tuesday it is tough to establish a province-wide policy because of the […]
The NDP is now calling on the provincial government to reconvene the Human Services Committee in an effort to fix the “complete failure” of a return to school plan. Education critic Carla Beck says in a news release that teachers and parents want a clear path forward, with Premier Moe, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and […]
The provincial government has announced illness in care procedures to keep students safe when returning to school in about two weeks time. Schools will need to identify a space that can be used as an isolation area for students or staff who show symptoms for COVID-19 while at the school and who can’t leave the […]
Parents, students and teachers were some of the concerned citizens that gathered on Friday morning in front of the Saskatchewan legislature calling for an improved safe schools plan from the provincial government. Wearing masks and holding signs, people took part in a rally pushing for more protection and funding for students and staff when schools […]
Saskatchewan kids heading back to school in September may end up wearing masks after all. The province said the ministries of education and health are actively considering a mandatory masking policy under Level 2 of its Safe Schools plan released earlier this week. Under Level 2 of that plan, mask usage can be implemented under […]
