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UCDSB trustees concerned over potential changes to remote learning April 17, 2021 Reading time: 6 min The UCDSB Board of Trustees as of 2020.
BROCKVILLE, Ontario – A proposed plan by the province’s Ministry of Education to retain and expand the remote learning options put in place to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the ire of provincial school board officials, and local English-Public school board trustees alike.
“We have a great deal of issues on our plate with the pandemic but I feel we need to keep our eyes on the long game,” said Upper Canada District School Board Chair John McAllister at the April 7th trustee meeting. “This move could have a serious effect on local schools and their viability.”
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Because of their unique working conditions, however, the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and teachers’ unions have argued their members should be vaccinated as early as possible in Phase 2, rather than toward the end, which may arrive about the same time as summer vacation.
Unions are still asking for better ventilation and smaller classes to reduce the risks of transmission. Elementary school settings are particularly vulnerable. Young kids sometimes have trouble with their masks. They’re sticky little people. They rub their eyes. They touch things. Many have parents who work in congregate settings, and don’t have paid sick days.
TORONTO The Ontario government hopes to be able to start vaccinating essential workers unable to perform their duties at home by mid-May, just weeks earlier than originally planned despite calls from advocates to make them more of a priority. The government confirmed on Tuesday that they are “moving into” Phase 2 of its vaccination plan, which remains age-focused while also prioritizing those living or working in high-risk congregate settings, individuals with high-risk chronic conditions (and their caregivers), those who cannot work from home and at risk populations. Some hospitals and vaccine clinics are already vaccinating people in these groups, however mass vaccination sites using the province s booking system are still using Phase 1 groupings aside from age.
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