A group of health care professionals, including doctors and medical school professors and department heads, are circulating an open letter asking the Quebec government to implement tougher measures against COVID-19 in schools. The letter is so far signed by nearly 20 professionals who are also parents of mostly elementary-age children. Earlier this month, more than 20,000 parents signed an online petition calling for similar changes to the province's back-to-school plan. Group wants parents to be able to choose online-learningThey also want parents to be given the option of choosing online-learning for their children, without needing a doctor's note as the government has mandated. The letter says parents should also be forced to screen their children for symptoms before school every day.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2020 20:38 UTC