The Ministry of Education, in a collaborative process with provincial health officials, WorkSafeBC, CUPE and B.C.’s education partners and rightsholders, announced significant updates to the K-12 Health and Safety Guidelines earlier today. CUPE sits on the Steering Committee where we advocate for safer schools and increased guidance to the K-12 sector. As many of these changes are welcomed, they are intentionally broad so as to allow for districts to implement them according to their individual operational structures. We strongly encourage … Read more…