COVID 19 in Schools Inevitable, Cost to Reduce Class Sizes Unrealistic: Kenney

COVID 19 in Schools Inevitable, Cost to Reduce Class Sizes Unrealistic: Kenney
Personal protection equipment is seen on the teacher's desk in classroom in preparation for the new school year at the Willingdon Elementary School in Montreal, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
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COVID-19 cases disrupted the reopening of two Alberta schools on Tuesday, but Premier Jason Kenney said his government has accepted that such infections are inevitable and don’t warrant closing down all classrooms.

“We’ve always said that there will be infections in the schools ... that’s why we’ve put in place a number of protocols based on the scientific advice of our chief medical officer of health in consultation with superintendents and school boards,'' he said.