The NDP is again levelling sharp criticism at the SaskParty government over the re-opening of schools during the pandemic. Education critic Carla Beck says there have been numerous coronavirus outbreaks this month in 37 schools across the province. She says over 15 thousand people have been affected by such chaos. Education minister Dustin Duncan […]
Both the Regina Public and Catholic schools are calling for school staff to be prioritized when it comes to vaccines with the hope being it can be done before in-school learning is scheduled to resume on April 26. Both sides have sent separate letters to the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health asking […]
The province’s teachers are asking school divisions across Saskatchewan to implement rapid COVID-19 testing immediately. The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is also asking the province to consider school staff as priority for the COVID-19 vaccine. “We have the rapid tests, and we need to be using them,” said STF President Patrick Maze in a statement. “This […]
The Saskatchewan NDP are asking the province to ramp up COVID-19 testing in schools, after numerous outbreaks in the city. Education Critic Carla Beck says with six outbreaks reported a day, the situation has spiralled out of control. “We continue to see, from the province, support and messaging that has not been helpful,” said Beck. […]
The provincial government is sending out 100,000 rapid tests to schools across Saskatchewan. The province is indicating that rapid testing could begin as early as this week. Teachers and school staff will not be expected to administer the rapid tests. Instead, they can be administered by people who have completed a Saskatchewan Health Authority lab […]
A “secure the building” protocol had to be issued for four schools in the Glencairn area of Regina Thursday morning for a short while. Police say a student assaulted another student outside Judge Bryant School before leaving the area. The protocol was issued at Bryant, Henry Braun, George Ferguson and St. Theresa as a precaution […]
More funding is on the way for school divisions allocated from the Saskatchewan government’s Safe Schools Plan. $37.5 million has been approved for emergent, one-time expenses to help keep staff and students safe in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes following the $51 million that was announced back in September. 51 applications were approved […]
The NDP is critical of the Moe governments back to school plan during the coronavirus pandemic. Opposition critic Carla Beck says both Regina public and Catholic school divisions are going to online learning for two weeks both the week before Christmas break and after. She says it shows a failure of provincial support for […]
Regina Public Schools will see kids learning remotely for the last week of the year prior to the Christmas break and for the first week following the break meaning in-class sessions won’t resume until January 11. Regina’s Separate School Division isn’t ready to make that declaration though. Spokesperson Twylla West says it is classes as […]
More and more schools are starting to be affected by COVID-19, but there is no plan at this time to start the Christmas break early or extend it. Provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says he is in constant contact with both school divisions and the education ministry. He says despite the challenges […]
