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TCDSB keeps uniforms mandatory despite student trustees’ call for change
Canada marks 10th-consecutive day of over 500 new coronavirus cases Student trustee Keith Baybayon heard from several students after the decision was reversed.Many of them were worried about how to get a uniform in time for the start of school.“I had a lot of students reaching out to me, one specifically said, ‘I don’t have the money for (a) uniform, and it’s only two days left… what am I supposed to do?’”Baybayon said he felt helpless that the only thing he could do was to refer them to their respective schools’ administration.Other student advocates say the board’s decision will affect some students more than others.Stephen Mensah is the education lead for the Toronto Youth Cabinet.“BIPOC individuals are disproportionately affected by