The plan also includes mandatory three-layer masking in indoor areas, staggered start and break times and measures to reduce crowding in common areas.

Parents and teachers say they're pleased to see the province finally drop its 'one-size-fits-all' approach, but that the new measures don't go far enough.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of school-aged B.C. children testing positive for COVID-19, but health officials say the number is proportionate to an increase in testing.