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Unions representing staff at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board have asked that classes be moved online this week unless managers can explain what measures are being taken to make schools safer.
As COVID-19 cases rise in Ottawa, “there is real fear and anxiety among staff,” said a letter sent Sunday night to board director Camille Williams-Taylor from presidents of the two unions representing all the staff at the board, from teachers and other educators to custodians and administrators.
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If you visit the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s website these days, you may see an image of a smiling teenager in front of a yellow backdrop with the words: “WE’RE READY to welcome you back to the classroom!” The school board recently announced its reopening plans for the September 2021 school year, although “reopening” may be a stretch.
The 2021-2022 plan for high school students consists of a start to the year with all restrictions still in place, and the faint hope of some restrictions being “incrementally lifted” over the course of the school year. There are no actual guarantees that anything will be different; the OCDSB literally uses the word “hope” in most of its “reopening” bullet points.
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Ottawa Public Health reports 176 new confirmed cases on Tuesday, with one new death
Province confirms Ottawa among health units where residents 60 years of age and older can book vaccinations through provincial system as of Wednesday
Schools to shut done in Toronto, Peel despite provincial assurances that closures not needed
Premier Doug Ford hinted Tuesday that further restrictions may be coming in the province in the face of apparent lack of response to the province’s “emergency brake” shutdown measures.
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Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches has a reassuring message for Ottawa parents, students and staff worried about the safety of schools as the rate of COVID-19 rises sharply in the city.
Transmission of the virus at schools is low, Etches maintains. Students usually contract the virus at home or in the community, from soccer games to barbecues.
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Etches met with administrators from all four Ottawa school boards Monday, and plans to attend a virtual meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board on Tuesday night to answer questions.