May 25, 2021 | 8:47 AM
The Ontario government will be investing $2 billion to support local students’ mental health and learning, announced last week by Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. The extra funding for the 2021-2022 school year will be provided to local school boards through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) program. The Ontario government continues to give money to schools, as earlier this month they invested $1.6 billion in resources to protect against COVID-19 and $561 million more in ongoing investments in public education.
The funding will be allocated to school boards as follows:
· Lambton Kent District School Board: $266.8 million – an increase of $8.1 million over last year.
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May 13, 2021 | 6:24 AM
Several school boards in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will be getting $38.17 million from the Ontario and Provincial government to upgrade their schools to protect the students and staff from COVID-19.
The money is to support projects like HVAC renovations, the installation of water bottle refilling stations and reconfiguring spaces to allow for better social distancing.
MPP Monte McNaughton is happy to see the government supporting students and staff during this time, and stated that the “funding will go a long way towards replacing and repairing aging infrastructure within our schools.”
Funding will be allocated as follows:
May 13, 2021 | 3:25 PM
Several school boards in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will be getting $38.17 million from the Ontario and Provincial government to upgrade their schools to protect the students and staff from COVID-19.
The money is to support projects like HVAC renovations, the installation of water bottle refilling stations and reconfiguring spaces to allow for better social distancing.
MPP Monte McNaughton is happy to see the government supporting students and staff during this time, and stated that the “funding will go a long way towards replacing and repairing aging infrastructure within our schools.”
Funding will be allocated as follows:
· Lambton Kent District School Board – $6,288,184
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Police and school board officials say theyâre investigating complaints tied to offensive content after multiple online classes in Sarnia were hacked.
An unknown person used language and displayed images to students and staff that were âinappropriateâ after gaining access to Google online classroom meetings, a St. Clair Catholic District school board spokesperson said.
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Todd Lozon also confirmed there were three incidents at two Sarnia schools, but declined to name the schools or elaborate on the inappropriate content citing privacy concerns.
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Incidents where online classes were exposed to inappropriate language and images are being investigated by the St. Clair Catholic District school board.
There were three incidents at two Sarnia schools where an individual gained access to Google online classroom meetings and used inappropriate language and displayed inappropriate images to the classes, board spokesperson Todd Lozon said in an email.
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“The teachers acted appropriately and immediately to shut down the Google session,” he said.
Parents and Sarnia police were notified and the school board “is conducting a thorough investigation and has taken measures to address this concern,” Lozon said.