{"id":3126,"date":"2021-10-01T20:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T04:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2021-10-03T18:29:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T18:29:01","slug":"bc-government-expands-health-and-safety-measures-for-k-12-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/?p=3126","title":{"rendered":"BC Government Expands Health and Safety Measures for K-12 Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/37\/files\/2021\/10\/BC-News.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3127 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/37\/files\/2021\/10\/BC-News.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/files\/2021\/10\/BC-News.png 300w, http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/files\/2021\/10\/BC-News-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/suwilaawks.cmsd.bc.ca\/files\/2021\/10\/BC-News-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Provincial government updated its K-12 education health and safety guidelines to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/25438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a><\/span>\u00a0updates to the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bccdc.ca\/Health-Info-Site\/Documents\/COVID_public_guidance\/Guidance-k-12-schools.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Health Communicable Disease Guidance for K-12 Schools<\/a><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/administration\/kindergarten-to-grade-12\/safe-caring-orderly\/k-12-covid-19-health-safety-guidlines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Beginning Monday, October 4, 2021, all students in B.C. schools will be required to wear a mask when inside a school building, including while at their desks and on buses.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>This builds on the existing guidelines that currently apply to all students in grades 4 to 12.<\/p>\n<p>As always, students will not be required to wear a mask if they are unable to for health or behavioural reasons. \u00a0A full list of exemptions can be found on the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/education-training\/k-12\/covid-19-safe-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.C. Ministry of Health website<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 School personnel will ensure that students exempt from wearing a mask are supported.<\/p>\n<p>Parents\/guardians should contact their School Principal if they have questions or they require further information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Provincial government updated its K-12 education health and safety guidelines to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students. 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