B.C. to prioritize COVID-19 outbreaks and clusters with first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Education staff have had the second-highest number of COVID-19 claims accepted by WorkSafeBC, behind only health-care workers, and teachers have faced challenging conditions, Mooring said.“It’s been a very difficult and stressful environment for teachers in B.C.,” she said Friday.“Teachers have not, from the very start, been satisfied with the preventative measures that have been in place in classrooms.
What we see is one of the most lax mask policies in all of Canada.”The province does not require elementary students to wear masks, unlike in Ontario and high-risk areas of Quebec.