SafeSeptemberBC

Parents seeking a SAFE start to the school year and asking BC Govt. to create a NEW back-to-school plan that will reduce COVID-19 risk to kids and staff.

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

Parents are mobilizing.

BC parents, if you’ve been frustrated with lack of representation from @BCCPAC, join the new parent advocacy group, P.A.G.E., led by parents, for parents. (Link in 2nd tweet) ⬇️

It’s an organization that speaks *for you*. Spread the word.

#bced

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

Want to join in the #SafeSchoolsCoalitionBC rally in Surrey, Sat. Aug.28, 12 noon, but are elsewhere in the province? Or unable to get there? Join us by Facebook livestream!

Livestream link here:
https://t.co/O09DvNeyX4

#KidsB4COVID #bced

In-person info here:

[Irene Corman @corman_irene]

Twitter asks What's Happening?This is what's happening. The actions of provincial health leaders have resulted in parents, grandparents, doctors and teachers coming together in #safeschoolscoalition. Rally #2 has been organized for tomorrow. https://t.co/6CKtX1RXK5

[Janine Fraser @Janfra2]

For those who say K to 3 teachers can jusy ask their students to wear masks I was called a bad teacher and a child abuser today on a school PAC page and on a private message because I have advocated for masks. We are not in a safe place to encourage anything in #bced

[Annie Ohana @ohana_annie]

Calling all parents, students K -post secondary, educators, school staff and community.
Surrey was one of the hot spots of the pandemic and we need our voices listened to when implementing safety measures for 2021-2022
https://t.co/N7yoTtvMVu
@CTVVancouver @CBCNews @GlobalBC

[Lizanne Foster @LizanneFoster]

Are you a parent concerned there won't be safety measures in place in #bced in Sept.?
NOW is the time to contact your District Parent Advisory Council. Let them know you expect protections for unvaccinated students.

* Parents voices count more than teachers'

Metro Van DPACs:

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

Are #bced parents and educators really going to have to plead for adequate school safety measures (ie mask mandate, reduced classroom density and classroom ventilation upgrades) again, to protect their kids and themselves? Where's the leadership? Hello? Anyone there? #bcpoli

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

Coverage of the #COVIDsafeSchools rally: Parents, teachers & medical professionals call for safer measures since delta v 📈, K-6 unvaxxed, & all grades crowded.

🙏 for your excellent editing & hitting the main points in this clip, @kierjunos! @NEWS1130
https://t.co/we76W3Z5QM

[Tracy Sherlock @tracysherlock]

I'm interested in hearing from parents, teachers and students about any concerns with going back to school this fall, under the plan as it now stands. It's likely to be updated, but still interested. #bced

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

1/ *IMPORTANT RALLY INFO*
Thread; please share.

#bced supporters, now’s the time to have our voices heard!

Plans: (see photo)
- wear a mask & distance if possible
- wear red
- bring water, a hat
- a sign; can make if early
- kids can bring a stuffy w/ a mask
#COVIDsafeSchools

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

Hoping to see reps from education stakeholders @BCCPAC @cupek12bc @BCSTA_President @BCSTA_News @BCPVPA at this important rally, to show support of #COVIDsafeSchools! Explain to citizens how you are promoting #COVID19 safety at the Steering Committee Table.
@bcndp @BCNDPCaucus

[Matt Westphal @vauvent]

Important event to tell @BCNDPCaucus that the safety plan for #bced must take into account what we know about the Delta variant, and the lessons of last year about covid in schools. #bcpoli

[SafeSeptemberBC @SafeSeptBC]

Concerned parents, see rally info below.
#SafeSeptember2021 #MaskUp #bced #bcpoli #SafetyFirst

[Jennifer Heighton @jheighton3]

Shocking #bced news.
NO CHANGES TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN
w/:
*high Covid cases circulating
*K-Gr 6 kids unvaxxed(!)
* delta v dominant
* delta putting kids in hospitals around🌎

@bcndp is letting δ rip through schools before they do anything.

Come to the rally Sat.;
Say NO!

[Matt Westphal @vauvent]

The Fraser Health data is also likely an understatement: suspected school transmission excludes cases of contact with a community case. So transmission between two students who sit together all day in school, but also play on same soccer team, would be excluded. #bced #bcpoli

[Surrey Teachers’ Association @SurreyTeachers]

The Fraser Health data is nothing to brag about. It shows transmission in schools. It also seems to show that the winter break reduced the number of school cases. #bced #bcpoli

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

If you've been frustrated about B.C.'s lack of public metrics on when restrictions are created/lifted and ambiguous language around what people should do in their own lives then I have bad news about the next 3-4 weeks

[Dr. Amy Lee @minisciencegirl]

So let me get this straight, all the parents in BC have been lied to about how safe schools and daycares are?!

[Renu Bakshi @RenuBakshi]

Wow. That’s a lot the @bcndp wants to hide from the public. #bcpoli

[BCEdAccess @BCEdAccess]

Press Release: Advocacy Groups Call for Review of Systemic Discrimination by BC School Boards and Districts: https://t.co/Rc5HrMY4wO

#bced #bcpoli #AntiRacism #Ableism

[SafeSeptemberBC @SafeSeptBC]

Many parents would disagree with anyone stating that this leak hasn’t impacted the trust we have in @bcndp leadership. Many lost faith last Fall and it hasn’t been restored. #bced #bcpoli #COVID19 #safeschools

https://t.co/N7tVJQ2aAd