Ontario schools
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COVID-19: Premier Doug Ford says Ontario’s back-to-school plan to be released in early AugustOntario Premier Doug Ford says the comprehensive back-to-school plan will include making sure schools have proper ventilation.HealthJul 28
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Independent Ontario schools launch legal challenge alleging exclusion from COVID-19 fundingThree independent schools are turning to the courts after they allege the Ontario government improperly excluded them and other similar institutions from COVID-19 funding.EducationJul 28
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Unvaccinated students will follow stricter COVID-19 outbreak rules, Ontario’s top doctor saysOntario's top doctor says students aged 12 to 17 who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 will be subject to stricter isolation rules in the event of virus outbreaks this fall.HealthJul 27
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COVID-19: Ontario regions push to boost youth vaccination rate as school year window closesYouth aged 12 to 17 have the lowest overall vaccination rate of any eligible age cohort in the province.HealthJul 27
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Ontario experts call for updated COVID-19 screening, school attendance policiesAmid the third wave, the province said that a student had to stay home if anyone in the household had a symptom. Science advisers are suggesting those policies should be updated.HealthJul 21
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Ontario schools likely to return in September with cautious approach to masking: top doctorThere may not be high enough levels of immunity to COVID-19 across the province by September for kids to return to school unmasked, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said.HealthJul 20
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COVID-19: Ontario science advisory group recommends extra curriculars resume, schools stay openGiven high vaccination rates in the province, the science table expects low levels of transmission of the virus and hospitalizations in the fall.HealthJul 19
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Ford defends removing anti-racism text from math curriculumHe says those issues should be talked about in history and social studies.EducationJul 15
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COVID-19: Ontario government, boards, unions not tracking data on school staff vaccinationThe province, school boards and five unions representing teachers and workers say they don't know what the vaccination rate is among staff as they don't keep track of the data.HealthJul 15
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Ontario government asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by 2022Ontario says it will spend $2.4 million to support necessary training and resources for the move, which will help schools identify, respond to and prevent trafficking of children.EducationJul 6
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