Province planning for ‘near normal’ return to school this fall for K-12 students

The province said this will allow normal timetabling.

Should the current encouraging progress continue, it is anticipated the restrictions on gatherings, extracurricular activities and sports will no longer be required when the new school year begins.

Guidance on wearing masks in school settings will be confirmed later this summer and in alignment with broader provincial direction for the fall and winter.

Students will continue to be required to complete daily health checks, stay home when feeling sick and practise diligent hand hygiene.

Public health teams and school health officers will continue to closely monitor cases of COVID-19 in schools and the community, and will continue to provide support and guidance as schools return in the fall.

“This was a very different school year for everyone, and school communities have done an exemplary job adapting to the challenges we all faced,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer. “Now, as we transition to a new phase and continue with immunizations throughout the province, students and educators can look forward to returning to a school environment that will be much closer to what they are accustomed to.”

The Province expects all eligible British Columbians will have been offered both vaccination doses by September, pending vaccine availability.

More than 50% of kids aged 12 to 17 years old in B.C. have received their first vaccine dose.

by Caden Fanshaw

Province planning for ‘near normal’ return to school this fall for K-12 students

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