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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local - VIRUS SCHOOLS FOLO Photo of Melissa Bowman Wilson, mother of two (entering Grade 5 & 8) with her clipboard outside her Wolseley home Friday. She is considering taking kids out of public school because of province's lack of a response, funding for schools VIRUS SCHOOLS FOLO: A collective of concerned parents and teachers has launched Safe September MB to call on the province to listen to the collective's eight demands. Demands are: a remote learning option for all students, class sizes small enough to support physical distancing, mandatory mask use for all, ventilation assessments in schools, paid sick leave for division staff for COVID-19 related reasons, remote working option for school staff where possible, reinstatement of the 14-day self-isolation for all non-essential non-Manitobans, hiring additional supply teachers/EAs. Maggie Macintosh Education Reporter - Winnipeg Free Press Aug 14th, 2020