BC was one of two K-12 educational systems in Canada to successfully restart in-class instruction in June 2020. Public and independent schools in the province suspended in-classroom teaching in accordance with guidance from the Provincial Health Officer. ![]() On March 17, 2020, British Columbia declared a provincial state of emergency due to the increasing number of cases of COVID-19. According to an Angus Reid Institute poll (May 2020), more than 80% of Canadian students surveyed said they were attending school online. Classrooms moved into living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and kitchens and most teacher-student interactions were tied to the availability or strength of an internet connection. In the spring of 2020, many governments around the world ordered schools to suspend in-person instruction for most of their students, requiring education systems to pivot almost overnight to online or remote teaching and virtual education. ![]() ![]() The COVID-19 pandemic may be one of the greatest challenges our provincial education system has ever addressed.
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