Teacher absences on the rise in Edmonton due to COVID-19
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As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Alberta, as do teacher and educational assistant absences from schools, resulting in unfilled teaching positions. According to an article by Global News, as of Monday morning this week, approximately five hundred and eighty were absent from the Edmonton Public School Systems, and over one hundred positions were unfilled. There were over three hundred educational assistants absent, resulting in almost two hundred unfilled positions. In answer to the call for better PPE for teachers and students, the City of Edmonton has donated 50 000 KN-95 masks to the Edmonton Public School System. Produced by Hannah Cunningham.