York Region District School Board calls for move to online learning, vaccination of teachers
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 at 12:33 pm EDT
All classrooms will have bottles of hand sanitizer available. Classrooms and COVID-19 signage at Ancaster High School, are photographed on Sept1 2020. Officials with the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board held a press conference to talk about safety measures the board is taking to ensure a safe environment for students and staff as the school year resumes next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS
The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) says its public health unit ought to consider closing schools and shifting to online learning with COVID-19 case counts surging daily.
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With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario s intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources say Premier Doug Ford will on Thursday announce plans to move the whole province into what the government describes as shutdown measures.
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TORONTO The York Catholic District School Board has issued an apology after it incorrectly suggested that schools could be forced to switch to remote-only instruction as part of a four-week provincewide shutdown. Director of Education Robert Hofstatter issued a memo to parents on Wednesday night in which he said that it appeared that the Ministry of Education was set to announce a “four-week shutdown of schools across Ontario starting Tuesday, April 6, as part of a larger lockdown aimed at controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus.” But on Thursday morning officials with the ministry of education told CP24 that there are no plans to close schools at this time.
Ontario schools will remain open, April Break will proceed, Lecce says
by news staff, Lucas casaletto
Posted Apr 1, 2021 9:56 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 at 2:48 pm EDT
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaking at Queen s Park in Toronto on June 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says in-class instruction and April Break will go on as planned.
This comes after speculation classes would move online if the province increases COVID-19 regulations.
“Schools will remain open critical for students’ mental health & learning,” said Lecce in a tweet Thursday.
“The Chief Medical Officer of Health has said schools remain safe. Against third wave & VOCs, strong protocols have kept 98.7% of schools open and 74% without any cases. Students deserve to be in class.”