News Items tag as: BC Teachers' Federation

Teachers' union calls for mask wearing in B.C. elementary schools
March 16, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Elementary school teachers in B.C. are three times more likely to get COVID-19 as high school teachers, according the B.C. School Teachers’ Federation.
Two cases of COVID-19 in B.C. schools prompts union complaint system isn't working
September 15, 2020 - 2:46 PM

Two possible COVID-19 exposures were reported at two Metro Vancouver secondary schools within the first few days of classes resuming, prompting the teachers' union to take to social media to say the return-to-school plan isn’t working.
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Teachers' union calls for mask wearing in B.C. elementary schools