There is no decision yet on how many days a week elementary students will attend, nor on how staff will ensure physical-distancing under the coronavirus crisis.

Rob Fleming was also set to tour a Greater Victoria middle school to see the measures in place to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

'Interior Health believes that the risk of COVID-19 in the school environment is low and that students and staff can safely return to in-class learning as per B.C.’s plan.'

B.C. schools will be open on an optional, part-time basis on June 1.

When asked what word best describes the past several weeks, 71 per cent of kids said "bored," 41 per cent said "normal" and 33 per cent said "lonely."

The B.C. government has outlined plans for schools to reopen, providing the transmission rate of COVID-19 remains low or is in decline.

Okanagan school districts are scrambling to bring in remote instruction. 

Key issues behind the exclusions include a lack of education assistants, insufficient training for support staff, and a lack of continuity for the children themselves.

Talks have been put on pause until late September after the mediator ruled both sides were too far apart to reach a deal ahead of classes resuming Tuesday.

The two sides are being advised to meet again with the mediator on Sept. 23 "to determine if a path forward can be identified."