COVID-19 pandemic, although some small-group tutoring and assessments have continued. Manitoba students to head back to class in September, says education minister Pallister confirmed Tuesday that to make up for some of the lost time this spring, teachers will have fewer professional development and administrative days during the new school year so that they can be replaced by classroom days.The Manitoba Teachers Society said it has only been told that three of the traditional 10 professional development and administrative days have been moved up to early September, before students return to class.