Full details of the return plan are expected next Wednesday.

Families worry that Nova Scotia may still decide to allow students to return to school, saying it is an issue of safety for students and staff.

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union says collaboration will be the key to successfully providing distance education to students during COVID-19 shutdown.

The province is developing a plan “that supports students and teachers for the best results in difficult circumstances.”

The complaint was filed with the labour board after government tabled a proposal that would remove teaching specialists from the union’s bargaining unit.

The NSTU says it filed the complaint with the labour board as a result of a proposal to have teaching specialists removed from the NSTU bargaining unit.

The NSTU states it is pleased with the outcomes of the award and the clarifications made.

The union is currently in the process of filling for the certification and the hearing is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 13.

In 2018, the province said it would continue to hire specialists, but would no longer require them to be certified as teachers.

To date, only 44 out of 220 schools connected to municipal water systems in Nova Scotia have conducted tests.