Several trustees from different school boards will push for masking to be reinstated — a move that comes as the province’s public health agency and the organization representing public boards call for a return of face coverings to curb the spread of COVID.
of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said on Twitter that they planned to bring forward motions to reinstate masking rules. So far, no trustee at Toronto’s Catholic or public school board has indicated the same.
TDSB Trustee Robin Pilkey said, “I have concerns that even if a motion of this nature is brought forward and passed, it would not be enforceable, both practically for our administrators and legally, as this would exceed the ministry’s instructions,” she said. “In my opinion for this to be workable, it has to come from the provincial government.”
Still, figures show a steady increase over the past week in schools reporting absence rates of 30 per cent or above — that’s the threshold that prompts principals to contact their public health units. A joint letter is then sent to parents, reminding them of the importance of vaccination, daily COVID screening and mask wearing.
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