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21.01.2021 / 01:47

Province of Ontario to keep Waterloo Region schools closed going forward

Coronavirus: Most Ontario elementary students will continue online learning until Jan. 25 “The Chief Medical Officer of Health will continue to review the public health trends and advise the government on the resumption of in person learning,” Caitlin Clark said in an email.Schools in Kingston, Peterborough and some other remote areas of the province will join some northern Ontario students in making their return to the classroom on Monday.On Boxing Day, the province announced that all schools across the province would remain closed for an extra week after Christmas.Those students were expected to return to in-person learning on Jan.

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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision made for online learning after holidays

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision has been made about shifting to complete online learning after the Christmas holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.Global News Peterborough inquired after receiving a copy of a letter from CUPE Local 5555 president Ron Maguire sent to the local’s members on Wednesday night.

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Oakville elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus

COVID-19 just days before students returned to class.Gail McDonald says in a notice to parents that Oodenawi Public School was informed of the positive test on Monday.She says the individual was present during staff PA Days at the school last week and that no students were exposed to the virus. Brampton elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus Staff who had close contact with the individual have been ordered by public health to self-isolate for 14 days.The principal says the school underwent enhanced cleaning ahead of its reopening yesterday.Under provincial guidelines, all schools are required to disclose COVID-19 cases to parents while protecting personal privacy.

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Some Ontario students return to class for first time since COVID-19 pandemic began

COVID-19 pandemic.The province shuttered all schools on March 13 cases of coronavirus disease began to rise.This fall, boards will offer a mix of in-person classes and online learning for students who opt to stay home.Some boards in different parts of the province will reopen schools today, while others will begin to restart over the next two weeks.Last month, Education Minister Stephen Lecce gave boards permission to stagger school reopenings if they required more time to put pandemic safety protocols in place.

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Majority of London-area families to send kids back to school

back to school for in-class instruction this year.The surveys were handed out earlier this month by the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) and the Thames Valley District School Board amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Peterborough and area Catholic schools rolling out staggered start for students’ return to classes

coronavirus pandemic, beginning on Sept. 10.On Tuesday evening, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board announced its back-to-school plans for all of its 15,000 students throughout central Ontario.“We know that for some families, a staggered start creates challenges, but we do feel a gradual start to the year will benefit our staff and students greatly,” the board stated.

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Students with disabilities face more obstacles returning to class, Ontario advocates say

pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans.The Ontario Autism Coalition and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance held an online town hall meeting Friday to discuss what they say is the provincial government’s “failure” to put parents at ease with the school year looming.OAC president Laura Kirby-McIntosh said when it comes to welcoming children with disabilities back to school, the province is doing the bare minimum at best.“The Ministry of Education’s guide to reopening Ontario schools is not really a plan,” she said in an interview.

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Ontario substitute teachers left out of COVID-19 conversation, group says

COVID-19 pandemic.Ontario Education Workers United, an organization made up of high school teachers, is the latest to sound the alarm over the Ontario government’s back-to-school plan, which has also drawn criticism from teachers’ unions as well as some parents and students.The plan, announced weeks before the school year is set to begin, allows elementary students and many high school students to be in class five days a week in standard class sizes.Occasional workers have been left out of the conversation on how to safely reopen schools, the coalition said.

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STSCO unveils guidelines for bussing central Ontario students amid coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.On Tuesday, Peterborough-based STSCO posted a list of guidelines and measures that will be in effect to transport more than 26,000 elementary and secondary students daily from more than 120 schools in three school boards.STSCO serves the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board; the Peterborough Northumberland Victoria and Clarington School Board; and the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, a French Catholic board.

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Ontario government set to announce back-to-school plans in September

Ontario government is due to announce plans for reopening schools in September later today.The announcement comes just six weeks before back-to-school season and a week before the province’s 72 school boards were initially asked to outline their plans for the academic year.The province had previously asked school boards to prepare for three scenarios come September: regular in-class instruction with physical-distancing measures in place, full-time remote learning, and a hybrid model blending both approaches.

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Halton public school board asking Ontario to drop ‘hybrid’ model due to lack of child care

COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter to Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, the HDSB said the option would not work for students from kindergarten to Grade 6 since it requires child care for up to 36,000 students, which does not currently exist in the region.The board goes on to sat that daytime child care within Halton primarily focuses on preschool-aged children. Hamilton school board reveals 3 reopening plans, hopes for full return in fall 2020 “Therefore, temporary, casual, and unlicensed care may make up the majority of a potential new child-care market.,” HDSB chair Andrea Grebenc said in her letter to Lecce.

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Toronto school board weighs costs of back-to-school, pricetag could be as high as $250M

largest school board is weighing the costs of a full return to school come September, saying one model would come with a $250 million pricetag for elementary schools alone.The Ministry of Education has given boards until Aug. 4 to provide back-to-school plans that take the COVID-19 pandemic into account, and the Toronto District School Board says some options come at a significant cost.

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Coronavirus: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board favours every-other-day model for students

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says it prefers an every-other-day model for students this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.The school board says planning for the model still involves discussions with, and feedback from, public health partners and the Ministry of Education.

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Ontario public high school teachers reach deal with Ford government

The union representing Ontario’s public high school teachers says it has reached a new three-year deal with the provincial government, ending a contentious back-and-forth between the two sides since September 2019.

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Ontario returns to bargaining table with last teachers’ union as backdrop for talks changes

TORONTO – The Ontario government is attempting to close an ugly round of bargaining as it restarts talks with the only remaining teachers’ union without a contract, and an expert says the COVID-19 pandemic may create a path to labour peace.

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