As Ontario moves to eliminate the policy of favouring seniority for teaching jobs, Scott Thompson says hiring a person based on merit seems like common sense.

The new policy will allow for principals to begin hiring based on "merit, diversity and the unique needs of the school, while providing strict protocols to avoid concerns of nepotism," a press release said Thursday.

The unions alleged that Premier Doug Ford's plan does not follow the province's own workplace safety laws and asked the board to intervene.

A recent survey of high school teachers from the Association for Canadian Studies found 78 per cent of respondents were afraid of getting COVID-19.

This fall, boards will offer a mix of in-person classes and online learning for students who opt to stay home.

Scott Thompson says teachers' unions are 'inflaming parents' with their legal challenge to the Ontario government's back-to-school plan.

Ontario teachers are denouncing what they describe as the botched implementation of the province's new math curriculum, saying they've had little guidance on material they're expected to teach in just a few weeks.

The Ontario government insists that its back-to-school plan is safe, but many parents aren't buying that.

Unless the teachers' unions have a better plan, Scott Thompson asks whether their complaints are really 'all about the kids.'

There are too many important details about social distancing and hand washing and sanitizing that have yet to be worked out, Bill Kelly says.