Unknowns loom as educators left with questions about Ontario s school reopening plans
With the provincial government set to announce when students in some of Ontario’s most populated regions will head back to school, educators say they are scrambling to get ready and left in the dark by yet another last-minute announcement.
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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 2:42 PM ET | Last Updated: February 2
Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce says he will announce on Wednesday the dates of when schools will reopen in the province.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 7:55PM EST The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has reinstated a website to its resource page following criticism from some members of the LGBTQ+ community. On Monday, the executive director of LGBT Youth Line issued a statement saying the TCDSB had removed the organization’s website from its online list of resources for students. Following a meeting with the TCDSB trustee on Wednesday, Berkha Gupta said the school board amended its decision.
LGBT Youth Line has been active for 25 years and aims to support youth who may feel isolated about their sexuality. The organization’s website was originally removed from the TCDSB’s list after Gupta received an email from the school board saying there was a section that included “inappropriate material.”
St. Joseph’s reborn at Morrow Park January 14, 2021
Years of construction are finally complete and St. Joseph’s Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School just awaits the lifting of pandemic restrictions to welcome students to their new home.
With furniture moved in, faculty and students are eager to begin classes at the newly-completed school once COVID-19 remote learning mandates are lifted in southern Ontario. Students are scheduled to return to class Jan. 25, but there are concerns that the suspension of in-person learning could extend beyond that date.
“It’s such a beautiful building,” said Patricia Coburn, principal at the all-girls school since 2014. “It’s been such a long haul. Our students and parents have been so amazing and accommodating. They’re coming (to the new school) and I can’t wait for them to see it. With COVID-19 it’s going to be delayed unfortunately, but it’s not going to take away the complete excitement of students and teachers.
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Toronto’s Catholic school board has reinstated the link to an LGBTQ support phone line on its website after outrage from the community.
The school board removed LGBT YouthLine from its website last week, citing what it described as “inappropriate material” on the site.
YouthLine said Toronto Catholic District School Board pointed to an article that claimed the group linked to pornography on its website.