#BCEd

2 daycares in Canada shut down because many kids and staff got covid 19. New York is reporting 3 child deaths today and more ill due to a Kawasaki like

“These are exceptional times and while it’s important for children to keep learning, there is no expectation that the pace and rigour of a normal school day be duplicated at

This new #bced plan is going to be a disaster for students. The Ministry is requiring teachers be on-site for a handful of students which will make them unavailable for

There are mixed messages about distancing in #bced schools. Dr. Bonnie Henry said this today when asked why an actual classroom is different from the ad she was in: "We

The gut instinct of most #bced parents is that the current #bced Stage 2 plan does not seem safe and MANY are choosing to opt out of the system. This

A mother’s thread: My son is supposed to start high school in September + like many other parents, my #anxiety is at an all time high. For me, the past

B.C. sees 874 new COVID-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters There are 503 people in hospitals across B.C., 178 of

Thread: I do absolutely agree w/ reducing #Covid_19 threat everywhere we can. That said, the question remains, why are we being told the rules are simply different for schools? #bced

@BCedplan in collaboration with @StatCan_eng just posted a report showing that higher grades in school in BC is correlated with greater earnings in one's life, consistent with other research done

An important message to members who are @bctf Teachers Teaching on Call (TTOCs):Dear colleagues,It has been 3 weeks now since spread of the COVID-19 virus compelled the BC government to

Déjà vu all over again hearing @JM_Whiteside on @CBContheisland telling @GregorCraigie that cuts are a district decision and there's been a "6% lift" in the budget—which means nothing without knowing

Our response to latest #bced restart news is at https://www.bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx?id=57896. #bcpoli needs to take a step back and work with the partner groups on how to use that new $242

It’s Saturday before we start back to school & I acknowledge how different things need to be during a global pandemic. But, let me tell you, as teacher for 3

Free Spiritus 😷

Let’s create a list of questions that the media should ask Dr. Henry —but won’t.1. Do you think the virus is aerosolized?2. Is BC using schools for herd immunity?3. What

When the pandemic started, the #bced partners came together to help the #bcpoli government develop a 5-stage framework for safe schools. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/covid-19-safe-schools/five-stages-framework

this is a good move, but where's the mask mandate and flexibility in remote learning, especially in high schools?#bced schools aren't a driving force of transmission but that's only because