High School teachers wear black in mourning during back-to-school, Eye strain on the rise in young Quebecers

Luca Caruso-Moro

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Westmount High School teachers wear black in mourning during back-to-school

Teachers at Westmount High wore black to the first day of highschool on Monday. 

They say they’re mourning. 

For quote, “the inevitable deaths” that will come as a result of student’s resuming in-person classes. 

Earlier in January, Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge announced new measures in schools to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and to protect the mental health of students otherwise out of school.

In a statement, the teachers say they “fail to understand how the challenges their students face could be given priority over the lives of Quebecers.”

Eye strain on the rise in young Quebecers

Meanwhile, for students taking their courses at home, there’s a new problem in sight. 

Eye issues are on the rise, according to a recent report in CTV News.
The Quebec Association of Optometrists says more time in front of screens is causing young people to develop problems. 

Problems, they say, that are expected in adults with office jobs, where it’s more common to spend long periods of time at a computer.