Alberta's Education Minister Adriana LaGrange. (Government of Alberta)

By Canadian Press

Some concerns raised as students return to Alberta classrooms

Jan 10, 2022 | 10:29 AM

CALGARY, AB – Students in Alberta return to school today (Jan. 10) for the first time since their holiday break was extended due to surging COVID-19 cases and some of them are worried.

12-year-old Charlie Kozak of Calgary says he won’t feel safe being in class. He told The Canadian Press he is concerned about the spread of the Omicron variant as kids resume in-person learning.

Kozak says he knows peers who went on international vacations during the extended break and others attended unsafe family gatherings.

He says there are not enough precautions in place in classrooms as Alberta goes through a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 infections.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced last week that students will get more medical masks and COVID-19 rapid test kits. However, Kozak’s mom, Dr. Stephanie Cooper, says some parents and kids won’t get them until later, which could exacerbate the spread of a variant that is very contagious.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, says returning to in-person learning is important for students’ mental wellness.

(The Canadian Press)