The last thing we want to do is move toward more distance learning. Our goal is to fully staff all the schools with all the teachers and have in-person instruction. We've been lucky, more so than the rest of Canada, more so than many places in the world, that we've been able to have so much face-to-face learning, and we want to keep that going. Staffing has already started for the upcoming year, and so hopefully we're making these moves early so that we can attract more teachers. There is a lot of planning that has to be done. Everyone who is involved in education, the teachers' association, the school boards, are all aware that this is a concern. It has been brought to my attention, and I take it seriously. I have these discussions with the department, but our hope is that we are going to continue to be able to attract teaches to the territory.
R.J. Simpson on Question 516-19(2): COVID-19 Travel Restrictions for Teachers in the Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on February 8th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 516-19(2): COVID-19 Travel Restrictions for Teachers in the Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
February 8th, 2021
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