This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Dr. Ravi Patel walks with his son Krish, 3, as he drops him off for school at the Calgary French and International School. School administrators and trustees are begging the provincial government to provide them with COVID-19 statistics and supports, such as contact tracing.
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange told reporters last month that vaccines had created a situation where parents, students and staff would be able to return to a “normal” school year. As schools reopened, though, some of them quickly landed on the province’s outbreak list. Alberta Health Services did not reply to a message seeking confirmation of the absentee data obtained by The Globe.During the previous school year, it alerted local school officials when someone related to their institution tested positive for COVID-19, without revealing personal information. This assisted with contact tracing, and with determining isolation and quarantine requirements for close contacts.
But education officials and parents struggle to believe schools are as safe now as they were under last year’s containment protocols. and the government’s approach to mitigating the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Alberta’s intensive-care units are swamped with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients, and health care professionals have been forced to dial back care.
But the Alberta government refuses to disclose how many schools have hit the 10%absentee threshold necessary for the province to declare an outbreak of a respiratory illness, - disclosures only 'voluntary' in schools now.
This is crazy. And even more crazy I feel like the issue has only ‘broke’ abmedia this week. Why hasn’t this been discussed further?!
Good. Hopefully this will make them do a rethink and close all the schools in Canada.
They don't know the numbers. Try looking at SOSAlberta and their volunteer tracking ... 129 schools right now.
Unbelievable
jkenney needs to take the safety of our school kids seriously. 😷AHS need to notify schools of + cases 😷Restore contact tracing 😷Corsi box for proper ventilation in each class Keep our kids safe. 🥺
Why would the government do this?