Virtual Townhall Meeting Rescheduled
Good evening,
Full Length Video:
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School abruptly ended in March of this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as a new school year begins, the government has left our 27 school divisions largely on their own to try to figure out and pay for a safe way to reopen our schools. The result looks like patchwork: the government’s guidelines to school divisions leave too many vital questions unanswered. For example:
On these and so many other practical details of reopening our schools, our government is letting us down.
The COVID pandemic has caused anxiety for all of us. The return to school, and the government’s lack of clear direction on it, has compounded our anxiety. Safety should be a top priority for our government. It is unacceptable to send children and educational staff into an environment where they cannot be kept safe, especially because of the increased risk that they will bring the virus home to their families. We know this risk is already having an impact on the mental health of school staff—at a time when access to proper mental health supports is a serious problem in Saskatchewan.
There’s a provincial election coming up this fall. It’s time to let your candidates know that you support investment in the future of this province and it needs to include both those who do, as well as those who do not yet, have a voice.
Our children.
Our future.
Good evening,
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2024