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From YouTube: DECEMBER 9 2020 Statements Jinny Sims
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
Unmute
member,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
congratulations
to
say
that
the
start-up
for
the
school
new
year
has
been
challenging
would
be
an
understatement,
and
today
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
who
has
helped
open
our
schools,
for
our
kids.
Surrey
is
the
largest
school
district
in
our
province
and
I'm
in
awe
of
how
everyone
has
worked
collaboratively
to
open
our
school
safely,
develop
teaching
models
that
meet
the
needs
of
students
and
families
and
establish
some
sort
of
normalcy
in
a
world
that
is
anything
but
normal.
A
When
the
decision
was
made
to
open
schools
in
september,
there
were
questions
and
concerns
and
a
lot
of
uncertainty.
I
want
to
thank
surrey,
teachers,
association,
qp728
and
all
of
their
members.
These
have
been
extraordinarily
challenging
times
and
you
have
our
utmost
respect
and
gratitude.
You
are
our
frontline
workers
and
heroes
in
our
schools.
I
want
to
thank
the
administrators
who
have
worked
to
keep
our
schools
safe
and
have
overseen
the
implementation
of
our
new
protocols.
A
Thank
you
to
superintendent,
jordan,
tinney,
a
true
hero
in
the
eyes
of
many
and
his
staff,
who
have
worked
tirelessly
since
schools
are
closed
at
spring
break.
Last
march,
surrey,
school
district
led
by
jordan,
tinney
developed
a
creative,
thoughtful
plan
that
allowed
families
to
choose
in-person
classes,
virtual
learning
or
a
hybrid
model.
A
All
partners
have
worked
to
ensure
that
student
cohorts
are
safe
and
consistent.
Covert
has
taught
us
that
nothing
is
perfect
in
the
new
normal
and
that
we
are
learning
new
things
every
single
day
in
response
to
feedback
and
in
collaboration,
changes
need
to
be
made
through
videos,
emails
and
social
media
platforms.
He
has
been
transparent
in
his
communications
with
students,
parents
and
the
community.