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Students will return to in-class learning on Feb. 8 at secondary and elementary schools in Brantford and Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand counties.
“We know how critical getting kids back to school is for the mental health and development of our children,” Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in making the announcement Wednesday at Queen’s Park. “While kids stayed home to learn remotely, we have seen a consistent decline in community transmission.”
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He said students in Toronto and York and Peel won’t be back in physical classrooms until Feb. 16.
Norfolk County, ON, Canada / NorfolkToday.ca
Feb 4, 2021 8:35 AM
Students in Haldimand and Norfolk officially return back to class on Monday, but things will be a bit different.
Both the Grand Erie District School Board and the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board confirmed classes will resume as normal on February the 8th and that new mask policies will be in effect.
Beginning Monday, all students from JK to grade 12, are required to wear masks in the classroom for both boards.
This goes above and beyond the Provincial requirement of having students in Grade 1 through 12 wear masks.
Masks are also mandatory while riding the bus.
This announcement came on Wednesday afternoon from Education Minister Stephen Lecce.
Schooling has been fully online so far this year, following an extended Christmas break.
New safety measures have been put in place for schools to prepare for the reopening, including masks being mandatory for all students from Grade 1 to Grade 12.
Locally, both boards have implemented further measures requiring masks for students in Kindergarten as well.
This reopening covers Grand Erie District School Board and Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board.
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Students in Norfolk County will know today whether they can go back to in-person classes next week.
Ontario’s top physician, Dr. David Williams, is expected to give the government advice on school re-openings today.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government will make a decision based on the advice and announce it with time to prepare.
Schools in COVID-19 hot spots and some other regions like ours are still teaching students entirely online and are expected to reopen for in-person learning by Feb. 10.
Recently, the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health wrote a letter to education ministers asking for the deployment of extra measures that would help children get back into classrooms safely while also stating that schools should be allowed to reopen before other public health restrictions are eased.
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Wally Easton will replace the Near North District School Board’s superintendent of business, Liz Therrien, according to a memo issued to staff Friday by director of education Craig Myles.
The name may sound familiar to those within the education system. And it should.
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Easton, was one of two special advisors appointed by the Minister of Education in 2019 to provide recommendations on how the school board could improve in certain areas.