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Teaching Support Staff Union and faculty respond to SFU health guidelines

By: Nancy La, News Editor On August 24, the BC Provincial Health Office (PHO) issued an updated COVID-19 guideline for post-secondary institutions. The revised guidelines include a mask mandate for return to class, but students will not be required to be vaccinated to attend in-person classes.  The Peak spoke to Katie Gravestock, chief steward of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and Dr. Scott Lear, a professor in the faculty of health sciences, about their thoughts on the new guidelines.  In early August, the TSSU endorsed an open letter to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, calling for…

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