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CWN Editor s Note: The prayer at an Ontario Catholic school “caused distress and offense to many in the school community,” the school board said in a statement. “We understand that there is a petition circulating asking ‘the Niagara Catholic District School Board to stop in-class pro-Israel and pro-Zionist prayers.’ We assure the Niagara community that no petition is needed. We share the concerns of the individual who created the petition.”
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Posted: Apr 07, 2021 2:12 PM ET | Last Updated: April 7
Christine Somerville, 52, is a custodian for District School Board of Niagara. Staff at Niagara schools can get vaccinated for COVID-19 starting Saturday.(Supplied by Christine Somerville)
Christine Somerville couldn t help but celebrate when she found out she and other Niagara school employees will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccinate as soon as Saturday. I feel fabulous, the 52-year-old custodian said on Tuesday. I was doing a happy dance around my home today.
Niagara s COVID-19 vaccination task force said Tuesday that it will give shots to elementary and secondary school workers. The team cited risk factors that include the disruption of in-person learning, and the need to continue programs such as school meals to mental health supports.
TORONTO Thousands of education workers in Niagara Region will be able to roll up their sleeves and receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting this weekend. The widespread vaccination of education workers wasn’t supposed to begin until the province began prioritizing frontline workers in mid-May but the District School Board of Niagara issued a news release on Tuesday afternoon confirming that as many as 4,000 eligible staff members will have the option of being vaccinated between April 10 and 18, which coincides with the delayed March break. The Niagara Catholic District School Board then separately confirmed to CP24 that its members will also be included in the rollout.
Thousands of Niagara school staff can get vaccinated against COVID-19 over April break
As many as 4,000 educators and others who work at District School Board Niagara sites can get their shots to protect against COVID-19 between April 10 and 18, according to a release from the board.
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Published Tuesday, April 6, 2021 12:12PM EDT Thousands of education workers in Niagara Region will be able to roll up their sleeves and receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting this weekend. The widespread vaccination of education workers wasn’t supposed to begin until the province began prioritizing frontline workers in mid-May but the District School Board of Niagara issued a news release on Tuesday afternoon confirming that as many as 4,000 eligible staff members will have the option of being vaccinated between April 10 and 18, which coincides with the delayed March break. The Niagara Catholic District School Board then separately confirmed to CP24 that its members will also be included in the rollout.