Manitoba Teachers’ Society president James Bedford is calling on the province to close schools no later than this Wednesday.
Manitoba’s Minister of Education made the announcement last week that all K-12 schools in the province will be suspended next Monday until April 13th.
However, the head of the Manitoba Teachers' Society which represents 16,000 public school teachers, wants schools closed as soon as possible.
In a letter addressed to Manitoba’s Education Minister, Bedford raised his concerns about the week-long wait.
As it stands right now, all Manitoba schools will be suspended effective March 23rd.
Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin is assuring the schools are safe, and that the move to suspend classes is being made out of an abundance of caution to slow the spread of COVID-19.
