SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
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St. Mary’s School’s Students go ‘Back to School’ Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Grade 7-12 students were back in class at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Vegreville on September 1. However,
demic, they didn’t like to wear face masks, and they were concerned about their spares, a designated period of time which allows students to do their own school work. “We will have to stay in the classroom while there is another class that is getting taught now. I won’t like that because it will be pretty hard to focus.”
Students practice social distancing while they wait outside. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
there were many safety protocols students had to follow even before entering the school. Principal Jim Salsbury was at the front of the school’s entrance ensuring the students followed the new safety protocols. Students had to practice social distancing except when they were from the same household. While students were waiting to enter the school, some of them anonymously agreed to share their feelings. They said they were nervous to go back to school because of the COVID-19 pan-
Other students indicated they were fine with going back to school and it didn’t make any difference to them. A few other students said they thought returning to school wasn’t a very good idea because COVID-19 is still going around. One mother said she thought it was great that the kids were going back to school. She stated, “The kids need to get back to normalcy. They have been real troopers since COVID-19 started because they got ripped away from everything that is important to them during the teenage years. They couldn’t go out or be with friends before.” Another parent said it was sad to see because the kids have to follow so many safety protocols besides all the other stuff they have to go through when the kids go to school.
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