With Manitoba K-12 classes suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pembina Trails School Division is being forced to reduce staff.
More than 500 employees in the division are being temporarily laid off, including 472 educational assistants, 32 library technicians, and 24 bus drivers. “It is with great sadness that we must temporarily reduce our workforce, due to COVID-19 and the directive from the province to lessen spending and support critical services during this pandemic,” a statement from the division said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The division says 370 lunch and breakfast program supervisors and those who do crossing guard and bus duties are also impacted, although the