'We miss our students': Edmonton teachers create empty school video

EDMONTON -- Staff at an Edmonton elementary school came together to connect with their students online after classes were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Teachers at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary School created a newscast from the mostly-empty school and posted it on YouTube.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel. We miss our students!https://t.co/Jxkgbdmzzz#ecsdfaithinspires #cree #yeg

— ourladyofpeace (@OurLadyofPeace1) March 18, 2020

The broadcast included a playground update, a Tik Tok-style video, a joke and more. The teachers asked viewers to subscribe to the new YouTube channel, promising another episode of "Action News".

The province cancelled all K to 12 classes on March 15 as part of its efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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  Teacher Action News Empty Schools Edition, Source: YouTube/Our Lady of Peace School Edmonton