and wednesday, alberta reported another 1,315 new cases covid-19, the highest daily count recorded since may 13.
still, other parents were happy to send kids back, not worried about the likelihood of youngsters getting sick and hopeful that eased isolation requirements will mean less disruption.
lindsay kelcher, who has two students in grades 2 and 6 at olympic heights, was relieved to see a more normal year with extracurriculars, lockers and hopefully in-person grads.
“i’m really happy we’re getting back to normal, this year will be a lot better i hope,” she said.
“last year there were some dark days, especially when it was cold; we were stuck inside and home a lot.
“but at the same time, it was nice to spend a lot of time together as a family, to just slow life down a bit.”
angela wong’s family arrived from drayton valley this spring, where her kids were not wearing masks.
“they don’t mind wearing masks here, they don’t really fuss about it at all.”
lamees abdelsalam said her grade 3 daughter is also completely fine with masks, and adjusted quickly.
at the same time, she’d like to see more albertans get immunized for covid, so cases could come down and more restrictions could be lifted.
“it would be nice if more people got the vaccine, that’s for sure.”