Government is updating its K-12 education health and safety guidelines to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students. 

Beginning Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, all students in B.C. schools will be required to wear a mask when inside a school building, including while at their desks and on buses. This builds on the existing guidelines that currently apply to all students in grades 4 to 12. 

Beginning this month, the PHO will release a new monthly report that will inform British Columbians about the virus and how it effects school-aged children.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EDUC0059-001880