Face masks will be optional for students when school starts in September, Ontario\u0027s education minister said Monday.
Leading medical experts including the Children’s Health Coalition and Medical Officers of Health were consulted in developing the 2022-23 health and safety measures in schools protocol, said education minster Stephen Lecce in a statement on Monday morning, after the Toronto Star reported that a memo from Deputy Minister Nancy Naylor urged school boards and schools to “actively promote respectful, welcoming and inclusive environments for individuals who choose to wear, or not to wear a mask...
In his statement, Lecce said most health and safety requirements, including the voluntary use of masks, remains unchanged from previous direction provided at the end of the school year, on the advice ofThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.School boards will continue to have access to rapid antigen tests to be used in accordance with provincial testing guidance, said Lecce.
“Our government’s ‘Plan to Catch Up’ is designed to keep students in safe classrooms without disruption, which is why we followed the expert advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, as kids return to class this September.”return of clubs, sports, and extra curriculars. Last month, Lecce had signalled that he expects students to return for a normal learning experience.
“That starts with being in class, on time, with the full school experience coupled with historic mental health and tutoring supports,” said Lecce on Monday.Article content A spokesperson for the Ottawa Catholic School Board said the board will follow Lecce’s direction and masks will be optional in its schools.A spokesperson for the Ontario Elementary Teachers’ Federation, which represents 83,000 public elementary teachers, occasional teachers and other education workers, said the federation is headed into its annual general meeting next week and does not have a position on the matter at this time.
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