Opposition PC Education critic Craig Pardy says he is “astounded” by the lack of detail contained in today’s announcement.
He says the plan makes no mention of additional staffing and bussing, nor does it address classroom sizes.
The NDP is equally underwhelmed.
NEWS RELEASE: Province’s return to school plan falls short: @JimDinn
The NDP Caucus is not impressed by government’s school plan for the fall. #nlpolihttps://t.co/dSMFEg0J5z pic.twitter.com/dtI09OFLre
— NL NDP Caucus (@NLNDPCaucus) July 6, 2020
NDP Education critic Jim Dinn, a former NLTA President, says the plan downloads a significant responsibility on the school districts.
He says the pandemic has created confusion and uncertainty and a clear and detailed plan is needed.
Dinn is also concerned with insufficient cleaning staff, something that was a problem prior to COVID-19. He hopes a detailed plan can be reached before school is set to reopen.
Dean Ingram NLTA pres reacting to school plan. They’ve had over 31,000 inquiries pic.twitter.com/q2MyBoLVl8
— Brian Madore (@bmadorevocm) July 6, 2020
The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association is raising concerns over many issues including the question of safe schools, classroom size, and the substitute teacher shortage.
President Dean Ingram addressed a list of problems with the plan. He says any plan which does not include sufficient resources is destined to fail. There is no mention of additional resources in the plan, something which concerns the NLTA.
