SD33 Superintendent says COVID-19 won’t likely go away, hopes students who are masked will be respected

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He wrote that individual choices for personal practices (e.g., choosing to wear a mask or face covering) should be supported and treated with respect, recognizing varying personal comfort levels. He said students and staff are aware that they should not come to school if they are sick and unable to participate fully in routine activities.

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“As per the updated Provincial Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 School Settings, schools will continue to be supportive environments for communicable disease prevention by
promoting health awareness and illness practices,” he wrote. “The practices are not new and are a continuation of practices from the latter part of last year. Engaging in the above practices as a school community will reduce the risk of communicable diseases in our schools.”

Arul-Pragasam urged parents to consider vaccines as per guidance from the B.C. Centres for Disease Control.

“Also, as per guidance from BCCDC, vaccines continue to be an important tool to protect against many serious communicable diseases and reduce the impact of COVID-19 on our communities,” he wrote. “Evidenced-based immunization information and tools for B.C. residents are available from BCCDC and Immunize BC websites.”