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4,000 students missed class the week of Oct. 12
Posted: Oct 19, 2022 7:03 AM ET | Last Updated: October 19
CBC News
Martin Auger, the principal of École Jean-XXIII in Quebec City, says he noticed a jump in student absences related to illness at his elementary school in the last few weeks.
His school is not alone. Some 4,000 Quebec students missed classes during the week of Oct. 12.
The Ministry of Education no longer considers systematically publishing absences related to COVID-19 necessary given the "presence of minimal sanitary measures."
Absences attributed to COVID-19 are difficult to measure, Auger says, because other viruses, such as influenza, gastroenteritis and the respiratory syncytial virus are also spreading.
He added that parents are mainly responsible for testing for COVID-19 and keeping their child at home.
Posted: Oct 19, 2022 7:03 AM ET | Last Updated: October 19
CBC News
Martin Auger, the principal of École Jean-XXIII in Quebec City, says he noticed a jump in student absences related to illness at his elementary school in the last few weeks.
His school is not alone. Some 4,000 Quebec students missed classes during the week of Oct. 12.
The Ministry of Education no longer considers systematically publishing absences related to COVID-19 necessary given the "presence of minimal sanitary measures."
Absences attributed to COVID-19 are difficult to measure, Auger says, because other viruses, such as influenza, gastroenteritis and the respiratory syncytial virus are also spreading.
He added that parents are mainly responsible for testing for COVID-19 and keeping their child at home.