The 2024 school year is beginning amid one of the biggest COVID-19 waves of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
One U.S doctor states, \u201cThis is a very significant surge. The levels are very high. They\u2019re the highest we\u2019ve ever seen during a summer wave.\u201d It might be hard to think about, but we\u2019re still in a pandemic and experts are warning against COVID-19 complacency in schools.<\/p>\n
Dying with COVID-19 in the acute phase may have decreased, but complications from an infection exist \u2014 more than 2 million Canadians have \u201clong COVID\u201d (LC). In this context, societies that see themselves as equitable, inclusive and just need to consider if they\u2019re doing the best job protecting their more vulnerable members, like children and many precarious workers. Research shows governments are not doing the best protecting the rights of children in a crisis, and reports from workers indicate some feel abandoned and left to deal with scary health situations, largely on their own. For school staff, students, their families and communities, this all seems quite cruel. It does not need to be this way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2024 school year is beginning amid one of the biggest COVID-19 waves of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
One U.S doctor states, \u201cThis is a very significant surge. The levels are very high. They\u2019re the highest we\u2019ve ever seen during a summer wave.\u201d It might be hard to think about, but we\u2019re still in a pandemic and experts are warning against COVID-19 complacency in schools.<\/p>\n
Dying with COVID-19 in the acute phase may have decreased, but complications from an infection exist \u2014 more than 2 million Canadians have \u201clong COVID\u201d (LC). In this context, societies that see themselves as equitable, inclusive and just need to consider if they\u2019re doing the best job protecting their more vulnerable members, like children and many precarious workers. Research shows governments are not doing the best protecting the rights of children in a crisis, and reports from workers indicate some feel abandoned and left to deal with scary health situations, largely on their own. For school staff, students, their families and communities, this all seems quite cruel. It does not need to be this way.<\/p>\n