students head back to the classroom this week, and teachers headed back to class Tuesday to prepare for their fall arrivals amid a global pandemic. "There is a lot, I think, that we need to get into place before the students get here," said Kaija Farstad, an elementary school librarian with the Surrey School District. Kaija Farstad is an elementary school librarian in Surrey, B.C. Teachers Federation, said teachers across the province are being asked to make personal sacrifices to reopen schools. Henry also took the step of shutting down nightclubs and standalone banquet halls in order to keep community transmission low.

Source: CBC News September 09, 2020 02:15 UTC