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Data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show that infection rates for children 0-9 have increased by 56 per cent in the past two weeks, while rates in other age groups have fallen or largely levelled off.
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Parents’ groups in British Columbia are asking the provincial government to implement stronger health measures and better tracking of COVID-19 infections in schools.
Children under 10 currently have the highest per capita infection rates in the province, and this is the only age group in which infections are increasing rapidly.
Parent advisory councils in several B.C. school districts sent a joint letter to Health Minister Adrian Dix and Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside. The letter said the groups are “extremely concerned by the increase of COVID cases amongst school-aged children, especially those under the age of 10, since the return to school.”
The letter asks the government to immediately implement a list of measures, including a requirement for students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 to wear masks; rapid testing for students; vaccination requirements for teachers and school staff; and faster and more detailed exposure notifications for parents.
“The numbers are showing that the Delta variant is spiking in elementary age children, and starting without such measures was a mistake that can still be fixed,” Rani Sanghera of Surrey District Parent Advisory Council said on Monday.
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Data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show that infection rates for children 0-9 have increased by 56 per cent in the past two weeks, while rates in other age groups have fallen or largely levelled off. The second-highest infection rates, in the 40-49 age group, increased by 7 per cent.
Ms. Sanghera said the anxiety among parents started to rise after two schools in the Vancouver area – one in Maple Ridge and the other in Chilliwack – were forced to shut down last week due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
COVID-19 infections per capita in B.C., by age
New daily infections per 100,000 people; seven-day average
0-9
10-19
20-39
40-59
60+
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Jan. 2021 Mar. May July Sept. 5.36185352 9.254054741 14.6570811 10.13462578 7.789482969 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: b.c. centre for disease control
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Row Labels 0-9 10-19 20-39 40-59 60+ 2021-01-01 5.36185352 9.254054741 14.6570811 10.13462578 7.789482969 2021-01-02 5.788364595 9.445706762 14.74837088 10.12419921 8.349009211 2021-01-03 5.422783673 9.609979923 14.94109375 10.28059776 8.700084499 2021-01-04 5.209528136 10.26707257 15.62069543 10.66638084 8.601344574 2021-01-05 5.36185352 10.59561889 15.29610955 10.35358375 8.524546855 2021-01-06 5.209528136 10.51348231 15.3468261 10.01993352 9.051159788 2021-01-07 4.965807521 10.48610345 15.16424654 9.613297296 8.974362069 2021-01-08 5.148597982 10.54086117 14.99181029 9.269220495 8.667171191 2021-01-09 5.209528136 11.00630179 15.74241514 9.790548982 8.414835827 2021-01-10 4.965807521 10.65037661 15.69169859 9.582017587 7.965020614 2021-01-11 4.843947214 9.911147385 15.11353 9.540311308 7.800454072 2021-01-12 4.508831369 9.965905105 14.74837088 9.571591017 7.570060914 2021-01-13 4.813482137 9.774253084 14.07891251 9.936520958 6.944708056 2021-01-14 4.904877367 9.637358783 13.87604633 9.811402121 6.747228206 2021-01-15 4.965807521 9.938526245 14.25134876 9.967800667 6.52780615 2021-01-16 4.874412291 9.527843343 14.12962905 9.717562994 6.363239609 2021-01-17 4.996272598 9.226675881 13.43988406 9.550737878 5.946337703 2021-01-18 4.965807521 9.281433601 13.40945413 9.227514216 5.979251012 2021-01-19 4.874412291 8.761235258 13.77461325 9.144101658 6.01216432 2021-01-20 4.843947214 8.870750698 14.52521809 9.144101658 5.562349106 2021-01-21 4.935342444 8.761235258 14.423785 9.571591017 5.507493592 2021-01-22 4.386971062 8.076763753 13.67318016 9.592444157 5.825655573 2021-01-23 4.356505985 8.104142613 14.13977236 9.561164448 5.704973442 2021-01-24 4.447901215 7.55656541 14.43392831 9.602870727 5.957308806 2021-01-25 4.143250447 7.282776808 14.45421493 9.529884738 5.748857853 2021-01-26 3.899529832 7.255397948 14.77880081 9.748842703 5.540406901 2021-01-27 3.777669525 7.364913388 14.33249523 9.498605029 5.650117928 2021-01-28 3.686274295 7.55656541 14.57593463 9.300500204 5.562349106 2021-01-29 3.808134602 7.748217431 14.52521809 8.935570264 5.167389406 2021-01-30 3.838599679 7.967248312 14.28177868 8.925143694 5.167389406 2021-01-31 3.929994909 8.186279194 13.97747942 8.758318578 4.849227426 2021-02-01 4.447901215 8.487446656 14.0687692 8.810451427 5.079620584 2021-02-02 4.78301706 8.323173495 13.19644465 8.403815207 4.915054043 2021-02-03 4.752551983 8.158900334 12.88200208 8.560213753 4.860198529 2021-02-04 4.386971062 8.022006033 12.64870598 8.497654335 4.849227426 2021-02-05 5.057202751 8.624340957 12.58784613 8.466374625 4.717574193 2021-02-06 4.996272598 8.843371838 12.42555319 8.539360614 4.805343015 2021-02-07 4.904877367 9.473085622 12.43569649 8.633199741 5.057678379 2021-02-08 4.722086907 9.555222203 12.30383348 8.852157706 4.947967351 2021-02-09 4.996272598 10.02066283 12.59798943 9.018982821 4.969909556 2021-02-10 5.636039211 10.18493599 12.38497995 8.68533259 4.991851762 2021-02-11 6.336735978 10.13017827 12.14154054 8.591493462 4.662718679 2021-02-12 6.062550286 10.02066283 11.92853106 8.852157706 4.849227426 2021-02-13 6.610921669 10.18493599 11.401079 8.810451427 4.838256323 2021-02-14 6.641386746 10.07542055 11.59380187 8.852157706 4.750487501 2021-02-15 6.519526439 9.993283966 11.31993253 8.497654335 4.728545295 2021-02-16 6.245340747 9.473085622 10.99534666 8.424668346 4.553007651 2021-02-17 6.21487567 9.938526245 11.82709797 8.987703112 4.728545295 2021-02-18 6.03208521 10.34920915 12.22268701 9.258793925 4.991851762 2021-02-19 6.12348044 10.34920915 12.83128553 9.46732532 4.926025145 2021-02-20 6.001620133 10.56824003 13.0240084 9.634150436 4.958938454 2021-02-21 6.428131208 10.59561889 13.38916751 9.999080377 5.057678379 2021-02-22 7.006967668 11.06105951 14.0687692 10.50998229 5.342927051 2021-02-23 7.799059665 11.49912128 14.51507478 10.60382142 5.704973442 2021-02-24 7.159293052 10.92416521 13.9571928 10.59339485 5.573320209 2021-02-25 7.524873974 11.11581723 13.90647626 10.84363253 5.836626676 2021-02-26 7.524873974 11.44436356 13.81518648 10.65595427 5.880511087 2021-02-27 7.524873974 11.47174242 14.01805266 10.63510113 5.683031237 2021-02-28 7.524873974 11.58125786 13.84561641 10.79149968 5.606233517 2021-03-01 7.37254859 11.553879 13.75432663 10.57254171 5.518464695 2021-03-02 7.037432745 11.99194076 13.73404001 10.96875136 5.485551387 2021-03-03 7.128827975 12.43000252 14.26149206 10.87491223 5.430695873 2021-03-04 7.189758129 12.34786594 14.72808427 10.72894026 5.452638078 2021-03-05 6.88510736 12.04669848 14.77880081 11.05216392 5.606233517 2021-03-06 7.037432745 11.93718304 15.01209691 11.25026874 5.847597778 2021-03-07 6.732781976 11.60863672 15.16424654 10.92704508 5.704973442 2021-03-08 6.519526439 11.71815216 15.4685458 11.18770933 5.573320209 2021-03-09 6.580456592 11.36222697 15.51926235 10.97917793 5.540406901 2021-03-10 6.610921669 11.44436356 15.66126867 10.87491223 5.639146826 2021-03-11 6.336735978 11.80028874 15.91485139 10.79149968 5.770800059 2021-03-12 6.428131208 11.63601558 15.91485139 10.94789822 5.672060134 2021-03-13 6.245340747 11.60863672 16.05685771 10.57254171 5.639146826 2021-03-14 6.275805824 11.6907733 16.20900734 10.84363253 6.077990937 2021-03-15 6.549991515 11.63601558 15.91485139 10.62467456 6.385181814 2021-03-16 6.184410594 11.44436356 16.17857741 10.38486346 6.396152917 2021-03-17 6.245340747 11.03368065 16.22929396 10.70808712 6.3303263 2021-03-18 6.641386746 11.08843837 16.49301998 10.85405909 6.560719459 2021-03-19 6.824177207 10.78727091 17.01032873 10.63510113 6.582661664 2021-03-20 6.915572437 11.08843837 17.14219174 11.13557648 6.736257103 2021-03-21 7.311618436 11.80028874 18.08551945 11.42752043 6.900823645 2021-03-22 7.098362898 11.8276676 18.77526445 11.76117066 7.010534672 2021-03-23 7.494408897 12.40262366 19.69830554 12.42847112 7.208014522 2021-03-24 7.707664434 13.33350491 20.77349626 12.60572281 7.679771941 2021-03-25 7.768594588 14.07273413 22.05155316 13.69008606 7.646858633 2021-03-26 8.286500894 15.77022346 23.22817698 14.38866624 8.162500464 2021-03-27 9.230918275 16.04401207 24.1917913 15.02468699 8.316095902 2021-03-28 9.169988122 16.70110471 24.69895674 15.81710629 8.261240388 2021-03-29 9.992545196 17.49509165 25.39884504 16.49483332 8.370951416 2021-03-30 10.63231181 18.8366558 26.7479051 17.3289589 8.568431266 2021-03-31 10.57138166 19.46636959 26.96091459 17.7773014 8.480662444 2021-04-01 10.72370704 19.65802161 27.6709462 17.64175599 8.634257883 2021-04-02 10.87603242 19.71277933 28.97943302 18.41332215 8.743968911 2021-04-03 10.81510227 20.39725083 29.8821875 18.87209122 9.248639638 2021-04-04 11.48533396 20.23297767 30.25748992 19.0180632 9.720397057 2021-04-05 11.72905457 20.89007032 30.87623175 19.40384628 9.852050291 2021-04-06 11.78998473 20.06870451 30.89651837 19.54981825 10.13729896 2021-04-07 12.76486719 21.6566784 32.50930446 20.88441918 10.77362292 2021-04-08 13.31323857 22.09474017 33.06718644 21.35361482 10.89430505 2021-04-09 14.44044641 24.14815468 33.27005261 21.66641191 11.24538034 2021-04-10 14.98881779 24.96952048 33.32076915 21.67683848 11.03692939 2021-04-11 15.44579395 26.31108463 33.79750466 21.82281046 11.0698427 2021-04-12 15.53718918 26.72176754 33.61492511 22.00006214 11.04790049 2021-04-13 15.75044471 27.62526992 33.0266132 22.00006214 10.89430505 2021-04-14 16.39021133 27.13245044 32.35715483 21.66641191 10.92721836 2021-04-15 16.32928117 26.06467489 30.44006948 21.09295058 10.87236285 2021-04-16 15.81137487 24.25767012 29.32430552 20.8427129 10.90527616 2021-04-17 16.05509548 24.28504898 28.44183766 20.64460808 10.90527616 2021-04-18 16.60346686 23.87436608 28.08682185 20.6029018 11.0698427 2021-04-19 16.51207163 23.21727343 27.34636032 19.95645447 10.71876741 2021-04-20 16.72532717 23.60057747 26.80876495 19.53939168 10.6968252 2021-04-21 16.4206764 22.88872711 25.5814246 18.72611925 10.37866322 2021-04-22 16.66439702 23.76485064 26.09873334 18.89294436 10.12632786 2021-04-23 16.6948621 23.16251571 25.51042144 18.11095163 9.676512646 2021-04-24 16.11602564 21.68405726 25.57128129 18.19436419 9.33640846 2021-04-25 15.04974795 20.99958576 24.63809689 17.5374903 8.897564349 2021-04-26 15.62858441 20.80793374 24.83081975 17.3289589 9.062130891 2021-04-27 15.26300348 19.74015819 24.48594726 16.97445553 8.908535452 2021-04-28 15.04974795 19.13782327 24.25265116 16.84933669 8.645228986 2021-04-29 14.83649241 18.39859404 23.20789036 15.87966571 8.239298183 2021-04-30 14.98881779 19.02830782 23.09631396 15.83795943 8.10764495 2021-05-01 14.77556226 18.91879238 22.24427603 15.08724641 7.888222894 2021-05-02 14.77556226 18.53548834 21.56467435 14.97255414 7.592003119 2021-05-03 13.73974964 17.8783957 20.83435612 14.46165222 7.284812242 2021-05-04 13.4046338 17.13916647 20.45905369 13.85691118 6.911794747 2021-05-05 12.85626242 17.00227217 20.19532767 13.03321217 6.549748356 2021-05-06 12.73440211 16.50945269 19.80988194 12.61614938 6.60460387 2021-05-07 11.8204498 15.469056 18.82598099 12.02183491 6.034106525 2021-05-08 11.42440381 15.469056 18.7245479 11.56306584 6.045077628 2021-05-09 11.57672919 15.00361538 18.77526445 11.14600305 5.726915648 2021-05-10 11.75951965 14.83934222 18.56225496 10.97917793 5.562349106 2021-05-11 11.6985895 14.89409994 17.86236666 11.1981359 5.474580284 2021-05-12 11.94231011 14.6476902 17.08133189 11.11472334 5.233216023 2021-05-13 10.69324196 14.37390159 16.49301998 10.89576537 4.783400809 2021-05-14 10.66277689 13.77156667 15.72212852 10.41614317 4.553007651 2021-05-15 10.05347535 13.44302035 14.90052051 10.27017119 4.432325521 2021-05-16 9.169988122 13.30612605 14.423785 9.87396154 4.333585596 2021-05-17 8.682546893 13.22398947 13.7238967 9.602870727 4.278730082 2021-05-18 8.530221509 13.68943009 13.58189038 9.290073635 4.070279129 2021-05-19 7.799059665 12.45738138 12.83128553 8.601920032 3.861828176 2021-05-20 7.920919972 12.2383505 12.59798943 8.330829219 3.927654793 2021-05-21 7.46394382 11.9645619 12.22268701 7.976325848 3.905712587 2021-05-22 7.616269204 11.38960583 11.77638143 7.392437943 3.532695093 2021-05-23 7.585804127 10.75989205 11.17792621 6.996228293 3.335215243 2021-05-24 7.159293052 9.993283966 10.67076078 6.652151491 3.115793188 2021-05-25 6.336735978 8.651719817 9.625999978 5.891011901 2.929284441 2021-05-26 6.397666131 9.390949042 9.554996817 5.90143847 2.863457824 2021-05-27 6.184410594 9.11716044 8.966684911 5.661627366 2.644035768 2021-05-28 5.971155056 8.788614118 8.550809253 5.348830274 2.501411432 2021-05-29 5.575109057 8.542204376 8.226223374 5.077739461 2.402671507 2021-05-30 5.300923366 8.131521473 8.043643817 4.754515799 2.281989377 2021-05-31 5.239993212 7.802975151 7.617624851 4.493851556 2.09548063 2021-06-01 5.057202751 7.66608085 7.516191764 4.222760743 1.996740705 2021-06-02 4.326040908 6.680441884 6.67429714 3.868257372 1.82120306 2021-06-03 3.869064756 5.995970379 6.096128542 3.649299407 1.62372321 2021-06-04 3.412088603 6.488789863 5.893262368 3.618019698 1.579838799 2021-06-05 3.016042605 5.941212659 5.446956784 3.430341443 1.437214463 2021-06-06 2.741856913 5.913833799 4.878931496 3.305222606 1.371387847 2021-06-07 2.498136299 5.941212659 4.899218113 3.378208594 1.349445641 2021-06-08 2.315345838 5.694802917 4.919504731 3.336502315 1.217792408 2021-06-09 1.949764916 5.256741155 4.889074804 3.242663188 1.206821305 2021-06-10 2.071625223 4.900815972 4.665922013 3.15925063 1.261676819 2021-06-11 2.041160147 3.641388404 4.270332972 2.909012956 1.173907997 2021-06-12 2.163020454 3.477115243 4.108040033 2.856880108 1.206821305 2021-06-13 2.01069507 3.12119006 3.955890402 2.627495573 1.119052483 2021-06-14 2.041160147 3.175947781 3.682021066 2.398111039 1.097110277 2021-06-15 2.041160147 2.956916899 3.2560021 2.168726505 1.228763511 2021-06-16 2.345810915 3.12119006 3.002419382 1.928915401 1.206821305 2021-06-17 2.315345838 3.12119006 2.961846147 1.709957437 1.173907997 2021-06-18 2.223950608 3.258084361 2.738693355 1.699530867 1.195850202 2021-06-19 2.1020903 3.06643234 2.627116959 1.751663716 1.086139175 2021-06-20 2.1020903 2.98429576 2.454680711 1.709957437 1.064196969 2021-06-21 2.1020903 2.573612857 2.272101154 1.543132321 1.064196969 2021-06-22 2.041160147 2.272445395 2.22138461 1.490999472 1.031283661 2021-06-23 1.827904609 1.779625912 2.079378288 1.428440054 0.976428147 2021-06-24 1.706044302 1.53321617 1.846082188 1.428440054 0.91060153 2021-06-25 1.614649071 1.286806428 1.82579557 1.313747787 0.7899194 2021-06-26 1.462323687 1.204669848 1.734505792 1.073936683 0.811861605 2021-06-27 1.309998303 1.204669848 1.734505792 1.084363253 0.800890502 2021-06-28 1.066277689 1.067775547 1.704075865 1.053083543 0.735063886 2021-06-29 1.035812612 0.958260106 1.59249947 0.917538137 0.658266166 2021-06-30 0.792091997 1.040396687 1.562069543 0.80284587 0.581468447 2021-07-01 0.57883646 1.040396687 1.460636456 0.667300463 0.493699625 2021-07-02 0.456976152 0.985638966 1.409919912 0.594314475 0.438844111 2021-07-03 0.426511075 0.958260106 1.34906006 0.604741045 0.351075289 2021-07-04 0.396045999 0.848744666 1.298343517 0.521328487 0.3949597 2021-07-05 0.365580922 0.876123526 1.409919912 0.510901917 0.438844111 2021-07-06 0.243720615 0.903502386 1.420063221 0.552608196 0.3949597 2021-07-07 0.335115845 0.985638966 1.440349839 0.688153603 0.362046392 2021-07-08 0.456976152 0.930881246 1.440349839 0.750713021 0.438844111 2021-07-09 0.639766613 1.013017827 1.551926235 0.750713021 0.438844111 2021-07-10 0.548371383 0.903502386 1.633072704 0.698580172 0.493699625 2021-07-11 0.548371383 0.930881246 1.683789248 0.740286451 0.427873008 2021-07-12 0.700696767 1.013017827 1.673645939 0.729859881 0.31816198 2021-07-13 0.67023169 1.040396687 1.59249947 0.719433312 0.285248672 2021-07-14 0.639766613 0.876123526 1.582356161 0.656873893 0.329133083 2021-07-15 0.517906306 0.930881246 1.572212852 0.698580172 0.274277569 2021-07-16 0.335115845 0.876123526 1.582356161 0.750713021 0.329133083 2021-07-17 0.456976152 0.930881246 1.704075865 0.78199273 0.373017494 2021-07-18 0.57883646 0.876123526 1.775079027 0.865405288 0.383988597 2021-07-19 0.517906306 1.095154407 1.815652261 0.980097555 0.405930803 2021-07-20 0.639766613 1.232048708 2.079378288 1.042656974 0.460786316 2021-07-21 0.944417381 1.341564149 2.414107476 1.042656974 0.3949597 2021-07-22 1.005347535 1.47845845 2.992276073 1.053083543 0.405930803 2021-07-23 1.096742765 1.615352751 3.33714857 0.990524125 0.405930803 2021-07-24 1.035812612 1.779625912 3.621161214 0.990524125 0.307190878 2021-07-25 1.035812612 2.053414513 4.04718018 0.959244416 0.307190878 2021-07-26 1.218603073 1.943899073 4.635492086 1.032230404 0.351075289 2021-07-27 1.401393534 2.655749437 5.355667006 1.136496101 0.3949597 2021-07-28 1.370928457 3.03905348 6.136701777 1.261614938 0.460786316 2021-07-29 1.553718918 3.394978662 6.958309784 1.449293193 0.548555139 2021-07-30 1.858369686 3.559251823 7.435045294 1.657824588 0.581468447 2021-07-31 2.254415684 3.778282705 7.932067421 2.033181098 0.746034989 2021-08-01 2.619996606 4.188965607 8.358086388 2.158299935 0.932543736 2021-08-02 2.68092676 4.928194832 8.672528958 2.304271912 0.98739925 2021-08-03 3.076972758 5.256741155 8.89568175 2.679628422 1.097110277 2021-08-04 3.594879064 5.913833799 9.636143287 3.14882406 1.261676819 2021-08-05 4.265110754 7.173261367 10.67076078 3.763991675 1.360416744 2021-08-06 4.569761522 8.432688935 11.95896098 4.222760743 1.645665416 2021-08-07 4.813482137 9.336191321 13.05443833 4.514704696 1.722463135 2021-08-08 4.935342444 9.637358783 13.73404001 4.681529811 1.810231958 2021-08-09 5.483713827 9.829010805 14.52521809 5.004753473 1.963827396 2021-08-10 6.275805824 10.48610345 15.91485139 5.50522882 2.084509527 2021-08-11 6.88510736 10.67775547 16.99004211 5.619921088 2.238104966 2021-08-12 7.55533905 10.81464977 18.38981871 6.078690156 2.424613713 2021-08-13 8.377896124 10.92416521 19.13028025 6.120396435 2.534324741 2021-08-14 8.865337354 10.84202863 19.0694204 6.266368411 2.676949077 2021-08-15 9.169988122 11.553879 19.56644253 6.808550037 2.80860231 2021-08-16 9.169988122 11.553879 19.51572598 7.058787711 2.907342235 2021-08-17 9.169988122 11.49912128 19.84031186 7.288172245 3.269388627 2021-08-18 9.535569043 12.53951796 20.45905369 8.226563521 3.609492813 2021-08-19 9.626964274 12.75854884 19.84031186 8.111871254 3.883770382 2021-08-20 9.718359504 13.30612605 20.06346465 8.966849973 4.136105746 2021-08-21 9.840219812 14.01797641 20.71263641 9.352633053 4.278730082 2021-08-22 10.32766104 13.99059755 20.36776392 9.446472181 4.520094343 2021-08-23 11.6985895 14.86672108 20.95607582 9.46732532 4.893111837 2021-08-24 12.03370534 15.41429828 21.10822545 9.769695842 5.02476507 2021-08-25 11.94231011 15.6059503 20.72277972 9.540311308 5.079620584 2021-08-26 12.79533226 16.18090637 21.27051839 10.3014509 5.573320209 2021-08-27 13.09998303 16.72848357 21.55453104 10.38486346 5.748857853 2021-08-28 13.13044811 17.13916647 21.27051839 10.55168857 6.143817553 2021-08-29 13.03905288 17.16654533 21.49367118 10.70808712 6.275470786 2021-08-30 12.36882119 17.11178761 21.33137824 11.32325473 6.374210711 2021-08-31 12.6125418 17.30343963 21.29080501 11.77159723 6.637517178 2021-09-01 13.34370365 17.30343963 21.18937192 12.20951316 7.087332392 2021-09-02 12.67347196 16.59158927 20.25618752 11.93842235 6.911794747 2021-09-03 12.58207673 16.37255839 19.63744569 11.80287694 6.867910336 2021-09-04 13.0085878 16.01663321 20.05332135 11.93842235 6.824025925 2021-09-05 13.22184334 16.53683155 20.33733399 12.18866002 6.769170411 2021-09-06 12.94765765 16.56421041 20.37790722 11.96970206 6.681401589 2021-09-07 12.55161165 16.31780067 20.14461112 11.61519869 6.571690561 2021-09-08 12.03370534 16.20828523 20.32719068 11.5422127 6.681401589 2021-09-09 12.06417042 16.70110471 21.17922861 11.81330351 6.758199309 2021-09-10 12.6125418 17.30343963 21.65596412 12.53273682 6.944708056 2021-09-11 12.39928626 17.19392419 21.50381449 12.68913537 7.065390186 2021-09-12 12.67347196 16.72848357 21.10822545 12.58486967 7.175101214 2021-09-13 12.88672749 16.53683155 20.94593251 12.70998851 7.350638858 2021-09-14 13.13044811 16.53683155 20.87492935 12.39719142 7.361609961 2021-09-15 13.8006798 16.37255839 20.29676075 12.28249915 6.99956357 2021-09-16 14.47091149 15.82498118 19.61715907 12.16780688 7.032476878 2021-09-17 14.40998133 14.62031134 18.96798731 11.58391898 6.780141514 2021-09-18 15.17160825 14.75720564 18.39996202 11.45880014 6.747228206 2021-09-19 15.26300348 14.26438615 17.75079027 11.53178613 6.538777253 2021-09-20 15.75044471 14.56555362 17.34505792 11.49007985 6.40712402 2021-09-21 17.24323348 14.70244792 16.65531292 11.82373008 6.297412992 2021-09-22 18.73602224 15.11313082 16.34087035 12.2303663 6.483921739
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The Vancouver School Board said in a statement that it’s is aware of the letter, and a motion would be brought forward at the board meeting on Monday evening on extending the mask requirement to include Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Janine Fraser, president of the B.C. Primary Teachers’ Association, said those requests from parents are essential to keep schools safe and are aligned with what teachers want.
“I am heartbroken to know the children and families behind the stats who are suffering,” she said.
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“The government wanted a normal year, but we are experiencing anything but normal times in the primary years. We have less measures than last year amid a variant that is highly infectious. The line that kids don’t transmit and kids don’t spread it is patently false in schools right now with this variant.”
In March, the B.C. government required all students in Grades 4-12 to wear a mask indoors. In the new school year, the mask policy was reintroduced and face coverings encouraged for younger children. However, cohorts for students have been removed and strict physical distancing is no longer required.
The Ministry of Education referred questions to the Ministry of Health, which did not respond to a request for comment.
Ms. Sanghera said another source of anxiety for parents is exposure notification at schools. Although B.C.’s top doctor, Bonnie Henry said last week that she hoped school-wide notifications of COVID-19 cases would resume by the end of last week, Ms. Sanghera said parents have not yet heard anything.
Dr. Henry previously said B.C. would no longer issue school-wide letters when someone tested positive for the disease. She argued that reporting single cases caused too much anxiety.
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