similar to last school year , edmonton public schools’ plan includes requiring masks for all students and staff whenever they are inside whereas in the catholic school plan , grades 4-12 will be required to wear masks in common areas and on the bus but masks are only “strongly recommended” during class time. the same rules apply to staff. visitors are required to remain masked for the duration of their visit.
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it comes at a time when the province is seeing a rise in case counts. last week the government delayed its plan to lift most of the remaining covid-19 measures in part due to a rise in children getting sick in the united states.
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