The Public Schools Branch says rising cases on the Island are creating more pressure and staffing challenges. We are hearing from occupational therapists who are being pulled from supporting students, from speech pathologists, from psychologists who are being told to cancel appointments with students so they can go sub." "We are hearing of autism consultants who are being pulled from their work. We are hearing from teachers, we are hearing from educational assistants, we are hearing from people all through the school system who are very worried," Lund said in an interview after the exchange in question period. "The health-care system isn't the only system we have to be worried about overwhelming. It's the second time she's raised the issue in the past week. We haven't had to close down any schools."Īnd while no schools have closed, Lund said she still takes issue with the high absence rates. Everybody's going to need a deep breath and some fresh air … but we are getting through this. We are hearing from people all through the school system who are very worried. "This is the most challenging time we've had as an education system," Jameson said. Jameson says staff from both the Public Schools Branch (PSB) and Commission scolaire de langue française worked until midnight Monday to ensure all vacancies were filled. That's what Education Minister Natalie Jameson told the legislature in response to a question from Opposition education critic Lynne Lund on Tuesday afternoon.
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