I writing this in a DM as we have not shared with many people that one of our 3 children was diagnosed in the end of November with autism. This has been a battle for 10 years to try and sort out. We thought things were finally coming 1/
together, we got a diagnosis and the right doors were finally opening. In early December our daughter became a close contact at school and we had to cancel all her different therapy appointments.
We skipped Christmas with all our families in the hope of keeping everyone safe 2/
and healthy. We made that choice because that's what was recommended. Unfortunately, because it was never mandated to reduce gathering sizes nor a delayed start back to school, the second day back she was considered a close contact again. We had to cancel all her appointments 3/
again.
We are now 2 months after diagnosis and we are canceling for a 3rd time because she has tested positive for covid.
I would love for Scott Moe to come to our house. I would like him to understand what having a 10 year old autistic/adhd child in isolation for 3 weeks 4/
and quarantine for 1 week is like. To have to miss vital therapy appointments and med reviews. Our daughter struggles making friends. She has missed out on vital social skill development during covid but we've worked hard at it. It was all paying off. She FINALLY got invited 5/
to a birthday party but of course, we had to cancel last minute due to becoming a close contact again. She was absolutely devastated and I, as a mom, was heart broken. I wish Moe could have understood what that moment meant to us. She's suffering and in turn so is the rest 6/
of our family. This was preventable but because of Moe's lack of action we're being punished for other people's inability to make good choices. People cannot self govern.
Thank you for letting me share this. I want it known that the need to take action is not just about 7/
hospitalizations and death tolls or lack of exhausted staff. It's also about education and all other forms of healthcare. We need the support for our kids in so many ways.
I said at the beginning of covid that 8/
we will never know if we overreacted but we will definitely know if we under reacted.
I guess we have our answer.
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This is a thread about the current state of education in the city of Saskatoon. We have been asked by a teacher to share this anonymously.
1.) The SHA @SaskHealth is not tracking cases at schools besides those that are done with a PCR through the health region.
2.) Parents no longer have any way to know how many cases are in a school b/c most cases are found through rapid test
3.) Cases reported differently in SDs. One reports all known cases in a daily letter to entire school community. The other sends them to impacted classes only.
4.) Attendance is apparently down by 15-25%
5.) Teachers are trying to deliver in-person and online content b/c of parental pressure and b/c teachers don't want their students falling behind. Doing both is time consuming and impossible.
Struggling to understand the COVID VOCs? Want to know more? Maybe you have friends and family who could use a little help to understand what's changed.
Check out this video. It's short and easy to understand.
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What's the difference between the different COVID VOCs?
How are they changing the pandemic in Saskatchewan?
Check out this infographic.
This is not the same old pandemic.
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How is the B117 COVID VOC spreading across Saskatchewan?
Check out these maps provided by the SHA.
What we have been doing is no longer enough.
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Today we're going to tweet stories of children who have lost their parents, and parents who have lost their children. These are heartbreaking stories. SK schools have a moral obligation to stop community spread and put schools online. @StoonPubSchools@GSCSNews @stoonteachers 1/
Single dad, Cory Charles, 32, tested + on March 29, on April 7 he died in his sleep. He leaves behind 2 school aged kids. School divisions have a moral obligation to stop community transmission by going online. bit.ly/3aIWKEy @ChinookSD@LightofChristCS@LskySD 2/
An EA & mom of 2, from Moose Jaw died on Mar 31. She worked closely with a student who had difficulty masking. How do we look her family in the eye & say the safety of students & staff is our TOP priority? bit.ly/3xpdXwd @LloydPublic@NESD200@NLSD113@northwestsd203 /3
Innocent children are being used by adults today in Saskatoon to protest the "lockdown" WITH people refusing to isolate after being exposed at a similar rally in PA. You can be sure they'll be sending their kids to school. Itβs not fair to @StoonPubSchools and @GSCSNews staff. 1/
The organizers use coded language like a dog whistle to appear to be working for the better good. 2/
What theyβre doing is using kids as shields to further the narrative that masks are dangerous, & kids are attempting suicide at record rates, which isnβt borne out in the stats. The organizers and attendees are jeopardizing our schools, healthcare system, and communities. 3/
All Ed. workers have the right to refuse unsafe work. If ever there was a time, itβs now. Whatβs the process? We asked a labour lawyer to give us the straight goods. While this is an individual process, there is still strength in numbers. #RefuseUnsafeWork#COVID19SK