School support staff given no consideration in reopening plans
The union representing school support staff at all Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial is calling on Premier Rankin to listen to the educational support staff who do the actual work of maintaining schools and keeping students safe. “We should be given the same consideration as students when it comes to safety,” says Lisa deMolitor, chair of the Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions. “When a school is shut down due to an active case, at a minimum, all school staff should be directed to work from home, for the same amount of time that students are out of the school. This would help to reduce the risk of exposure to education workers, particularly where there is still community spread.” “What the Premier and Dr. Strang might not understand is that when the schools were closed two weeks ago, our members engaged in a process … Read more…
