Education minister providing details on back-to-school plan
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Education Minister Natalie Jameson is holding a briefing to outline plans for when children return to school next week.
She is joined by Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer.
Most students on P.E.I. have been doing their schoolwork online at home since the beginning of the year. During a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Premier Dennis King said children would return to in-class learning Monday, Jan. 31.
He said students will be subject to testing, masking and cohorting, and said further details would be provided Thursday.
As of Wednesday, P.E.I. had 2,640 active cases of COVID-19. Morrison said she expects more cases when students return to school, but said it's important to find a balance when easing restrictions.
Earlier this month, Jameson said exams for high school students would be cancelled for the term. She said high-stakes education testing would be inappropriate and unfair to students at this time.
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