The minister of education says he will have a plan in the next couple of weeks outlining how they are going to get students back in the classroom in September.
In-class instruction for the province’s 65 thousand school children has been off the books since mid-March, but the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District hopes to bring all K to 12 students back in the classroom this fall.
Tony Stack, the CEO and Director of Education for NLESD, says their goal is to have students back engaged in face-to-face learning with their teachers. However, given the current circumstances, the board is also planning for online instruction as a backup.
Numerous questions were raised inside and outside the legislature yesterday about things such as social distancing, bussing, cleaning and human resources.
Education Critic and Bonavista MHA Craig Pardy told the House of Assembly his worry is that school will be delayed because of the time it’s taking to draft a plan.
The minister expects to have a full return to class come September.