While the vast majority of students and staff will be learning online for at least two weeks, Krista MacDonald shoulders angst and stress as she walks through the doors of her high school to help students with disabilities in the classroom.
MacDonald, an educational assistant at Riverside Secondary High School in Windsor, Ont., said many of the students she assists cannot wear masks or follow social distancing protocols. Although she’s wearing layers of personal protective equipment, she said it’s not enough to shield her from feeling unsafe.
“This tsunami-like virus is getting everybody and it doesn’t make us exempt from it,” said MacDonald. “And that’s