Parents, teachers upset over school re-opening

Parents, teachers upset over school re-opening

May 7, 2020 3:32 pm EST.

“Yesterday I was infuriated, but now I’m even more infuriated. They made it really clear, it was a test and our kids are going to be the guinea pigs,” says one Montreal mom who isn’t happy about the government’s plan to gradually reopen schools. #COVID19

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