K-12 classes suspended in B.C. amidst COVID-19 crisis

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan says public schools in B.C. will be suspended after the two-week spring break ends next Friday. The closures will last until further notice. Horgan made the announcement in Victoria.

He also says the province will be changing the Employment Standards Act to provide assistance to workers hit by layoffs caused by the fight against COVID-19.

Horgan calls this a “crisis situation” and says B-C will do everything in its power to maintain jobs and salaries and find a way forward for workers, businesses and the province.

The Prince George School District says it is working together with other school districts and the Ministry of Education to develop a plan for the continuation of learning which will be communicated to students, staff and families as it unfolds.