Still, as a parent with two kids attending elementary school, he remains "ill at ease" about classrooms amid COVID-19. "To keep kids in school — and make sure they stay in school — wouldn't it be fundamental to keep them safe? Newman believes reinstating a mask mandate in school classrooms and for child-care workers would help slow the rising cases in New Brunswick, even if other areas of the community continue without one. (Angelina King/CBC)Since school boards are no longer centrally tracking COVID-19 cases by location on a day-to-day basis, as per direction from Ontario's Ministry of Education, "we just don't have that solid data." "I think now with everyone essentially mixing during the school day and after the school day, [sending school-wide notification letters] really does give people that greater level of detail," he said.

Source: CBC News April 06, 2022 18:30 UTC