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15.10.2020 / 04:13

Hamilton’s public school director says students, staff adapting to COVID-19 paradigm

COVID-19 cases in city schools.Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) director Manny Figueiredo says rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus set out by the province for the first semester did worry him, since schools are essentially a social setting for kids and adults.“I was worried about these new safety measures, the protocols: masking, the hand sanitizing, the physical distancing, Figueiredo said.

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Hamilton school boards to start ‘planned’ cancellation of bus routes

Cancellations, delays plague Hamilton school bus routes “We understand that this will cause considerable inconvenience and disruption to families at different points in the route rotations.

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Cancellations, delays plague Hamilton school bus routes

Hamilton school boards say data will be key in solving school bus driver shortage “Despite considerable additional funds provided by our board and the provincial government, as well as a complete re-routing of our transportation system (routes), we continue to experience a significant bus driver shortage,” the release said.“We do not see this matter improving in the near future.”Johnstone and Figueiredo say the transportation system is reviewing possible solutions and will be communicating with the families that are affected.Families can get updates on school bus cancellations and delays from the Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation website.Executive director of School Bus Ontario Nancy Daigneault says the current driver shortage is

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Teachers union concerned over allegations some Hamilton students not wearing masks

‘Why is no one talking to us?’: Toronto high school student shares concerns about returning to class In August, both the Hamilton school boards mandated the wearing of masks or face coverings for all students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 with the exception of those with medical issues that would prevent them from using one.Associate director of the HWDSB, Peter Sovran, says guardians are supposed to indicate to schools any issue that might prevent them from wearing a mask throughout the day.“Parents would have to indicate that their child or student has either an underlying medical condition, is unable to take the mask on and off independently, or might have a sensory issue or a mental health issue that would preclude them from

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Hamilton school boards say data will be key in solving school bus driver shortage

How Hamilton’s high schools are planning for classes amid COVID-19 pandemic Part of a potential resolution by the HWDSB will be the removal of remote students who are eligible for rides, according to Figueiredo.“So in our elementary, we have about 6,000 students who’ve chosen remote learning fulltime.

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Hamilton school boards warn of ‘serious delays’ due to school bus driver shortage

coronavirus pandemic.Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Alex Johnstone and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) chair Patrick Daly issued a joint statement Friday, saying serious delays in student transportation services are expected for the return to school as a result of the ongoing school bus driver shortage.@HWSTS has advised both @HWDSB and @HWCDSB that serious delays in student transportation services are expected for the return to school as a result of the ongoing school bus driver shortage which this year has been compounded by increased concerns around COVID-19.

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How Hamilton’s high schools are planning for classes amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.Ventilation, cohorting, and face coverings were top of mind for board director Manny Figueiredo during the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s (HWDSB) walk-thru at Ancaster High on Tuesday.Figueiredo says the “modelling” of personal protective equipment (PPE) from staff during a school day will be essential in encouraging the student body to remain diligent in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Hamilton public school board reduces class sizes, staggers start for fall return “So it’ll be our superintendents, our principals, our educators in schools to reinforce this.

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Hamilton Catholic school board reduces class sizes for elementary, says chair

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) says it will reduce class sizes for kindergarten and students in grades 4 to 8 at the beginning of the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.Chair Pat Daly told Global News that the plan will knock kindergarten class sizes down to between 19 and 20 from the original estimate of 23, and put 22 to 23 students into classes for grades 4 to 8 at a cost of $3.5 million which will come from its reserve fund and roughly a half a million from the province.

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Hamilton public school board extends registration deadline, demonstrates COVID-19 measures

COVID-19 pandemic.The board is now giving parents until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday (Aug.

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Hamilton public school board reduces class sizes, staggers start for fall return

Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) approved plans to reduce kindergarten class sizes for the 2020-21 school year during a board meeting on Monday night.Initially, the HWDSB planned around class sizes of about 26 in a fall 2020 return amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the board opted to add 47 more classes across the system in an effort to reduce the average class size to about 22.The move requires the hiring of 56 teachers at an additional cost of about $7.4 million.

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Hamilton Catholic schools will stagger school reopenings, masks now mandatory for all students

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) has approved two new measures in its back to school plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.At a special meeting on Thursday, trustees voted unanimously in favour of staggering school reopening for elementary students as well as mandating the wearing of masks or face coverings for all students from JK to Grade 12.“Both of these recommendations are being made in support of the Board’s priority to do all it can to ensure and promote the health and safety and well-being of our staff and students,” said Pat Daly, HWCDSB chair.He says the staggering of elementary school re-opening will occur over the first two weeks of class and will provide an opportunity for students to learn new health and

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$76M in additonal teachers needed for elementary school return in Hamilton: report

report presented to the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) suggests the re-opening of elementary schools for the 2020-21 school year — based on guidelines from SickKids — would exceed the province’s proposed investments by tens of millions of dollars.In a special meeting on Monday night, the board learned that about 900 additional classroom teachers would need to be hired to meet the 15 students per class recommendation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That equates about $76 million in costs.So far, the report says the ministry of education has only earmarked funding of about $1.2 million to the board for additional caretakers expected to clean and disinfect classrooms.

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COVID-19 forces Hamilton school board to cancel prom, graduation ceremonies

Hamilton’s public school board has officially cancelled prom and all graduation ceremonies for the 2019/2020 school year as safety measures to curb the spread of coronavirus continue.

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