Nunavut’s education minister urged patience and compassion from students and parents on the first day of the territory’s lockdown that saw around 10,000 students stay home from school.
The Nunavut’s Teacher’s Association agreed on the need for the shutdown but worried the department was ill-prepared.
The lockdown is scheduled to last two weeks. If it goes beyond the 14 days, which is almost certain to do in at least three of the communities, there is a rush on the technology being provided to the children.
The communities include Arviat, Rankin Inlet, and Sanikiluaq, all of which had confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The teachers were prepared for a lockdown, which went into effect on November 18, and had prepared take-home learning packages for students.
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