Around one third of Nanaimo-Ladysmith students return after long COVID-19 hiatus
NANAIMO — A sizeable number of local school students returned to classrooms in Nanaimo and Ladysmith during the first week of in-class education.
Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools reported around 40 per cent of elementary school students attended the first week, while 34-37 per cent of grade 11 and 12 students showed up for their designated day.
Laura Tait, assistant superintendent for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools, said numbers varied wildly from school to school following the lengthy two-and-a-half month layoff.
“Like in the real world outside of our school system, there’s some anxiety. We’re learning, we’re trying to figure things out as are all of our staff,” Tait said.