A Kelowna parent voiced his concerns to the Central Okanagan Board of Education about the need to restore the state of mental wellness for students and teachers.
Speaking to the Central Okanagan trustees during the public question period at the Feb. 23 board meeting, Shane Styles wanted to know what strategy the school district has for addressing that issue.
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Styles said he was speaking both as a parent and the husband of a teacher in the school system.
He asked if a strategical plan in writing could be disseminated to parents and staff on his issues of concern and wondered what that would look like.
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Kevin Kaardal, Central Okanagan Public School superintendent/CEO, responded one of the immediate strategies of the school district has been to keep schools open, which has been the case with the exception of three months in the spring of 2020.
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A greater sense of normalcy will return to schools, he said, as restrictions are lifted and other aspects of school life such as sports and extra-curricular activities return.
He said empathy and support remain an important asset in helping students adjust to pandemic-influenced changes in schools, something he says the school district continues to assess and bolster when called for.
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