Jean-Francois Roberge

• Looming Quebec strike pits parents against school boards

  Some parents are angry about decisions by some school boards in the province to have online learning on Wednesday in place of in-person classes.

  Canada

  Apr 13
• Quebec’s health ministry weighs in amid report on classroom air quality tests

  Air quality has been a hot topic after a study found classes had significant ventilation issues and CO2 levels above acceptable levels, which could favour COVID-19 transmission.

  Health

  Apr 2
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• Legault defends education minister amid report on school air quality tests

  Dominique Anglade said she believes that Roberge lied to Quebecers when he wrongly claimed to have public health validation for CO2 tests in schools amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  Education

  Apr 1
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• High school students need to be back in class, Quebec education minister tells English boards

  Quebec's education minister is ordering English-language school boards in the Montreal area to return to full-time in-person learning for all high school students.

  Education

  Mar 31
• Coronavirus: Upcoming school break will go ahead in Quebec, education minister says

  In announcing the school break will go ahead despite COVID-19, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said he was respecting collective agreements and the academic calendar.

  Education

  Feb 2
• Coronavirus: Air quality concerns among reasons for Quebec teachers’ strike votes

  Quebec teachers are threatening to go on strike. They say they are exhausted and working conditions have deteriorated since the beginning of the pandemic.

  Health

  Feb 1
• Teacher at Montreal’s Vanguard School dies after contracting COVID-19

  Sources at the school confirmed Yvan Trépanier had died after contracting the novel coronavirus.

  Education

  Jan 29
• Quebec unveils tutor recruitment platform to support students struggling amid pandemic

  The tutoring program, which was announced earlier this month, is meant to provide long-term support to Quebec students until June 2022.

  Education

  Jan 27
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• Coronavirus: Quebec to cover cost of recovering and recycling disposable masks from high schools

  The Quebec government is inviting high schools to collect the disposable medical masks being distributed to students so they don't end up in landfills.

  Education

  Jan 20
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• Coronavirus: Quebec recommends against using portable air purifiers in schools

  Quebec public health has unveiled a list of recommendations to limit the spread of COVID-19 in schools following a study on ventilation and airborne transmission of the virus.

  Health

  Jan 8