Earlier today Manitoba's Minister of Education addressed the school boards and superintendents, providing some information about the closures.
Speaking to CKDM, Mountain View School Division Superintendant Dan Ward says the K-12 school closures across Manitoba are a proactive measure.
He says closing schools for that 3 week period (one week before spring break and one week after spring break) is designed to help us get ahead of the curve and slow down the rate of COVID-19 spreading in Manitoba.
The chief medical officer of health says schools are safe, and that students should still attend next week unless they are feeling ill.
The MVSD Superintendant says parents will be provided with more information.
“We provided some additional information to staff that we’ll be providing to families this afternoon, just in terms of some of the measures the school division is taking, effective Monday in terms of cancellations and changes to some of the ways we do business. That information will be shared with parents in a post tonight, and a letter will go out next week.”
