Thanks so much for your opinions. I am a special education teacher and attempted to wear a visor. It fogged up and was very uncomfortable. So I decided to wear safety glasses when I need to be within 2 meters of the students.
If COVID wasn’t bad enough, we have a M of Ed making rash policy decisions in the middle of summer & pandemic, and lack of consultation and vision. #FireLecce#ETFO
A “plan” that forces parents to quit their jobs is NO PLAN AT ALL.
The Ford govt made a choice to put children, families & educators at the bottom of the priority list.
#shame#SafeSeptember#7cents#onted#onpoli https://t.co/05ftWZcRts
Back-to-school scenarios don’t work for working parents - say two #tdsb trustees who have emergency motion asking for “creative and ambitious” plans instead so kids can be in school full time #onted https://t.co/C1sFsiYpZs
Working parents are at wit's end.
It's clear the Ford government's plan for rotating kids between schools & home, won't work for most of us.
We need bold solutions.
Add your name to tell Doug Ford families & students deserve better #onpoli#onted
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University of Calgary researchers are leading a North American study that aims to unlock some of the mysteries around how kids spread the virus that causes COVID-19.
https://t.co/eTj3XiLuRZ
Student-to-student transmission appears to be occurring in schools in Victoria, with the Chief Health Officer describing it as a "worrying trend."
Risk is related to prevalence. If there are sufficient cases in the community, spread will occur in schools.
https://t.co/cq5zuSpw4e
Mandating, not just recommending, the use of non-medical masks will help convince more Canadians to wear them as the economy reopens, just as wearing seatbelts is now the norm, some social scientists and physicians say.
https://t.co/8hIPviMfe0
What does a mask do? Blocks respiratory droplets coming from your mouth and throat.
Two simple demos:
First, I sneezed, sang, talked & coughed toward an agar culture plate with or without a mask. Bacteria colonies show where droplets landed. A mask blocks virtually all of them.
School re-opening only works with:
➡️paid sick leave for parents/caregivers
➡️ongoing income support
➡️massive $ infusion to keep childcare programs/centres afloat/expanded
➡️increased funding for bussing, staff, repairs/maintenance, materials
➡️ collaboration w frontline
#onted