. They included allowing only 10 students a class, ensuring appropriate physical distancing in the studios and offering proper hand-washing stations. Students would have to sign a waiver stating that they would not come to class if they had any symptoms.
But Mr. Longmore maintains that his initial intent was to look after the students. With 120 of them signed up and waiting for courses, he says his top priority was to keep those students engaged and supported. Many of them, Mr. Longmore says, are international students and were facing various issues, including mental health concerns. “We feel that online delivery was helping but we wanted to really give them our full support.”Mr. Longmore sent out a survey to students and instructors.
Another instructor, Graeme Duffy, called the decision to resume in-person classes during a global pandemic and provincial state of emergency “reckless and not in line with who I am as a teacher or as a person,” in his letter of resignation. “Finding loopholes around student in-class capacity during this time is [abhorrent],” the letter continued. “It doesn’t make VADA a good global citizen.”
GlobeBC always drama with those guys