Deadline extended for GECDSB elementary students to change to in-class or remote learning
The Greater Essex County District School Board has extended the deadline for families to request a change of elementary students’ current learning model, as it waits for the local health unit to decide if it will extend the province s return date of Jan. 11 for in-person learning.
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Posted: Jan 06, 2021 12:54 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6
Dr. Wajid Ahmed, medical officer of health with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, says he will release updated recommendations for schools in the region Thursday.(Stacey Janzer/CBC)
Deadline extended for Windsor-Essex elementary students learning model changes
Melanie Borrelli Alana Hadadean Both the public and Catholic school boards in Windsor-Essex have extended the deadline to request a change in elementary students’ current learning model. The Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. deadline continues to apply for GECDSB secondary students, while the extension applies to both high school and elementary WECDSB students. “Hopefully that will make people feel a little bit more comfortable,” said Erin Kelly, WECDSB director of education. “Though I will say there will be no good time to make change in this chaotic sort of challenging time. We are trying to be responsive to parents particularly who have to think about such things such as childcare and safety.”
MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. The Greater-Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) is reminding parents and guardians they have until Jan. 6 to change their students learning model. It is the final opportunity for elementary students to switch between in-person, remote/virtual or remote/paper learning or for secondary students to switch between in-person and remote/virtual learning for the 2020-2021 school year. An online form will provided on the GECDSB website from Dec. 30 until 4 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021 to allow the change to be made. Those who are not changing their learning model don t need to do anything. The transition to the new model will happen Feb. 1, 2021 for elementary students and Feb. 3, 2021 for high school students. It will remain in effect for the remainder of the school year.
RAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) â Sheriffâs officials say theyâve busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town.
The DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office said in a statement it received an anonymous tip about an alcohol operation at a municipal building in the town of Rainsville on Thursday. Investigators then uncovered whatâs described as a large illegal winery inside the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Photos released by investigators show glass containers, buckets, a fermenting rack and other equipment often used by people who make wine at home.
The agency says officers seized a lot of illegal alcohol, and arrests are expected. The town of about 5,100 people is 100 miles northeast of Birmingham.