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The Greater Essex County District School Board is looking for public input in an ongoing fight against anti-Black racism.
The board has instituted a number of measures in recent months and wants to hear what else should be done.
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Since the beginning of January, the board has been seeking input into forming a document known as “Supporting Anti Racism Education.”
“A lot of this came up when George Floyd was killed,” said Rachel Olivero, the board’s diversity officer. “Kids were asking all these questions.”
WINDSOR, ONT. The Greater Essex County District School Board is once again extending the deadline for elementary school families to change their child’s learning model. The Request for Change Survey has reopened to allow for any changes in student learning model to coincide with the reopening of the schools to in-person lessons which has been set by the Ministry of Education for Feb. 10. The new date to decide whether students will return to in-class lessons or stick to virtual learning is Tuesday, Jan. 26. All requests for change need to be submitted by at 4 p.m. in order to “minimize disruption to student timetables and schedules, no changes will be accommodated after this date.”
Posted: Jan 15, 2021 6:35 AM ET | Last Updated: January 15
While most children in the province continue at-home learning, some students with special needs are still attending classes in-person.(CBC)
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A recently formed local group designed to support Black youth and their parents better navigate the education system and achieve their life goals has secured full funding for the next three years.
Family Fuse, launched last August, received $253,500 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund. The non-profit group is also backed by W.E.S.T. (Women’s Enterprise Skills Training Inc.) of Windsor.
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The goal is to assist, over the next few years, at least 75 local families of Black youth through a combination of community partnerships, workshops and one-one-one support as they advance through the school system starting in junior kindergarten right up to working through university or college.