After the Alberta government abruptly put an end to the teachers’ strike, instructors and students are back in their classrooms Wednesday for the first time in more than three weeks.

The return to school has students concerned about academic setbacks, and teachers worried that some students who were struggling before the strike may not return at all.

Throughout the strike, Grade 12 student Barlas Salimbay was anxious about what this time away from school means for university applications. Many universities opened applications on Oct. 1, and he wants to apply as early as possible.

“I haven’t gotten a single grade back for two of my classes, which makes doing university admissions, quite frankly, not impossible but very, very confusing,” said Salimbay.

He expects it will take a while

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