The Vancouver School Board says it's heard parents' concerns about sending children back to class in September, and it's developing an option that will allow students to begin the school year learning at home. The school board announced Friday that the temporary transition program is being created in response to a survey of parents, and details will be made available next week. It would be a temporary transition option that allows students to learn remotely and to receive some learning support from the district," the school board said in a notice posted online . Children will be placed in learning groups within their schools in preparation for a possible switch to in-person learning this school year. The school board says that 69 per cent of parents who responded to its survey plan to send their kids back to school full time, while 29 per cent were more interested in a learn-from-home transition program.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2020 01:07 UTC