Back to School

What you need to know: Back to School

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  Ontario premier says medical experts being consulted about whether students should return to class

  Ontario is consulting experts on whether some students should return to schools next week, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, as teachers called on local public health units to reconsider the resumption of in-person learning. 32

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  Private learning pods sprout across GTA to support students in virtual schools

  Private learning pods are sprouting up around the Greater Toronto Area as parents look to supplement the education they are receiving in virtual schools. 1

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  TDSB says 5,500 kids enrolled last spring did not return to its schools

  The Chair of the Toronto District School Board says at least 5,500 fewer students have returned to school – either in person or virtual – than expected this fall, meaning it could lose up to $40 million in provincial funding.. 2

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  High school students can no longer join Toronto's virtual school, board says

  The Toronto District School Board says that its virtual high school cannot accommodate any more students and it will now be up to individual principals to figure our how to provide online learning opportunities.

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  Toronto District School Board cuts next date for elementary students to switch between virtual and in-class learning

  Elementary school students at the country's largest school board will no longer be able to switch between in-person learning and virtual instruction before the end of the calendar year, the Toronto District School Board has confirmed.

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  TDSB delays deadline to switch between in-person and virtual learning at last minute

  The deadline for secondary students of Ontario’s largest school board to switch between in-person and virtual learning has been delayed.

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  Toronto-area school board forced to combine online and in-person classes

  York Catholic District School Board says it is changing its teaching model for elementary students, combining in-person students with those in virtual learning into one class starting next week due to staffing problems.

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  Toronto school board appoints new interim education director

  The Toronto District School Board has appointed a new interim director of education as it continues its search to find a permanent director.

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  TDSB warns parents of 'significant' classroom changes as virtual learning increases by 4,500 students

  The Toronto District School Board is advising parents that some changes could be coming to their children’s elementary school classrooms as the board reassigns hundreds of teachers to virtual teaching and reorganizes classes accordingly. 1

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  Toronto elementary school reopens after closing due to COVID-19 outbreak

  A Toronto elementary school that was forced to close last week due to an outbreak of COVID-19 has been given the green light to reopen on Tuesday. 2

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  Ontario schools in COVID-19 hotspots to be given more funding as infections rise

  Ontario is investing an additional $35 million to school boards in COVID-19 hotspots to help hire teachers and equipment. 35

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  Toronto school to close for a week 'out of an abundance of caution' after confirmed COVID-19 case

  A North York Catholic school will be temporarily closed for a week after a staff who is also assigned to four other Toronto schools tested positive for COVID-19.

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  More than 2,000 Toronto elementary students attending classes online still don't have a teacher

  The Toronto District School Board is once again apologizing to parents and guardians for not assigning all elementary students with a teacher for online classes. 1

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  Thousands of Toronto students to switch from in-class to online learning

  The Toronto District school Board says that around 7,500 students will be switching from in class learning to virtual learning following a recent opportunity for parents to make the change. 2

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  Ontario changes list of COVID-19 symptoms that would force students to stay home

  Children who only have a runny nose or a sore throat will no longer need to test negative for COVID-19 in order to return to school or daycare but they will still have to stay home for at least 24 hours. 36

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  COVID-19 outbreak prompts Toronto school to temporarily close

  A Scarborough school will be temporarily closed for one week after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared by Toronto Public Health. 2

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  Outbreak declared at Toronto school after two students tested positive for COVID-19

  An outbreak has been declared at a North York school after two students tested positive for COVID-19. 1

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  Ontario may change COVID-19 symptom list for public school students

  The list of symptoms that parents have to screen their children for before sending them off to school may soon be shortened, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott. 1

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  Retired Ontario teachers called on to return to classrooms as pandemic worsens shortage

  The agency that oversees teachers in Ontario is calling on retirees to return to the classroom.

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  Entire kindergarten class self-isolating after staff member at Toronto school contracts COVID-19

  An entire kindergarten class at a Toronto school has been forced to self-isolate after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. 2