Teachers hope to see an enhanced level of testing for those who enter the school system come next month.
Health Officials in Alberta have recommended that teachers be tested before going back to school, but to date, there have been no indication from government in Newfoundland and Labrador if they will take that same approach.
This province has only two active cases of COVID-19, but people expect to see a second wave.
Dean Ingram, president of Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association (NLTA) says they have many questions, surrounding virtually every aspect of school life such as masks, social distancing, bussing and testing.
The NLTA feels that it’s critically important that there be rapid access testing and rapid results instead of lengthy quarantining if the system is to continue functioning.
Meanwhile, Ingram says teachers are seeing greater interest in homeschooling these days, something which he attributes to lack of confidence in government’s K-Grade 12 Education Re-Entry Plan.
Courtesy VOCM news.