School is only three weeks away. Why hasn’t Nova Scotia announced a pandemic plan?
As anxious parents wait and children question if schools are safe to return to, classes are set to begin just three weeks away. Stephen Wentzell reports.
Nova Scotia Teachers Union
Op-ed: Public health gaffe exposes students and staff to needless risk
“Given what’s at stake, as this stressful school year draws to an end, parents deserve accuracy, transparency and accountability from public health and government. Unfortunately, they fell well short of this standard earlier this week,” writes NSTU president Paul Wozney.
‘A real misfire’ – The messy return to Nova Scotia’s schools
Nine days after announcing that schools would remain closed until September the government did a sudden 180. Teachers were out of the loop, and it wasn’t a smooth transition. Stephen Wentzell speaks with the minister, the union, and a teacher to find out what went wrong, and how a heatwave made things even worse.
Media release: Parents and teachers struggling to get information on sudden government school announcements
Media release: Families and teachers are currently scrambling for information following the government’s sudden decision to restore in-person learning for the final weeks of June.
Media release: Full and transparent review of school COVID-19 cases required
Media release: With schools now reopening, it’s critical the province allow for a full and transparent review of school COVID-19 cases says the NSTU. Given the hundreds of school aged children that tested positive for COVID in late April and early May, and the sheer volume of schools impacted, a vague number in a talking point is not sufficient to assure families that schools were not a source of community transmission less than a month ago.
Media release: Political decision to restore in-person learning creates anxiety and uncertainty in public school system
Media release: Premier Iain Rankin’s commitment to maintaining remote learning for the final few weeks of June brought closure and a level of certainty to students, teachers and families after COVID-19 ravaged the public school system in late April. Today’s announcement will generate more anxiety and needless confusion for families already struggling under the impacts of this pandemic, according to the NSTU.
Media release: NSTU asks Minister to reconsider cuts at Nova Scotia’s largest schools
The NSTU is calling on the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Derek Mombourquette, to reconsider cuts targeted at Halifax area high schools for next year.
Media release: Parents deserve transparency about cuts to local schools
Media release: Parents and school communities deserve to be consulted on staffing changes at local schools and shouldn’t learn about deep teacher cuts through social media, says NSTU President Paul Wozney.
Media release: Cuts to teaching positions at local schools come at worst possible time: NSTU
After two years of pandemic learning, the HRCE should be augmenting student support wherever possible, not making cuts to teaching positions at specific schools,” says NSTU President Paul Wozney.
News release: NSTU concerned cuts will reduce student support and limit safety protocols in metro schools
Media release: The NSTU is concerned with an HRCE proposal to reduce staffing levels at schools across the HRM through the elimination of Unassigned Instructional Time (UIT). UIT is time during which teachers are scheduled to support students, other than facilitating learning for a whole class. Given the pressure COVID-19 has placed on the entire education system, NSTU President Paul Wozney says, now is an “inappropriate time to reduce resources that are critical to keeping students supported and safe at school.”