Students will be hitting the books in person next week.
A spokesperson from the Premier’s office is confirming that there are no changes to the current plan to return to in-person learning on Monday.
Schools went remote this week for all students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 after an extended winter break.
The turn to remote learning came after calls from teaching organizations in the province, asking for time to implement more COVID-19 prevention measures.
At the time, Education Minister Cliff Cullen says this would be used to do things such as turn gyms into classrooms at some schools and to find ways to improve classroom spacing.
Schools remain at Level Orange: Restricted on the Pandemic Response System.
On Monday, Manitoba's NDP party released a statement asking for a benefit for families learning at home - $500 per child to cover online learning costs such as new computers, improving Wi-Fi, or COVID-19 prevention supplies. This is similar to Manitoba Metis Federation's 2020 Emergency Support Payment for their funded post-secondary students.
A statement from Cullen says more than $63 million has been used to improve classroom safety, with $31 million of that for staffing, including mental health supports and hiring more teachers, educational assistants, and clinicians.
"This phased-in approach allows schools additional time to implement enhanced protocols to ensure in-person learning can continue," Cullen says in the statement.