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Nov 14, 2022 · The incoming school board trustee wants masks worn in schools throughout the winter and believes the board should consider bringing back masks every cold and flu season, in perpetuity.
- Rising Wastewater Signal Far Into Record Territory
- 'More Divisiveness'
- Enforcement Likely 'Somewhat Soft'
- Previous Motion Failed in March
The city has recently set records for the amount of coronavirus observed in local wastewater. Those levels are about three times higher than the previous recordset in January 2022. In a statement to CBC earlier this week, Ottawa Public Health said it strongly recommends people mask up indoors and supports measures to increase mask use. "I think the...
Barrhaven/Knoxdale-Merivale trustee Donna Blackburn was the lone vote against Fisher's motion, saying masking isn't required in many other parts of society. "I refuse to give people a false sense of security," she said. "I think putting this in place will cause more people to wear masks," countered Rideau-Vanier/Capital trustee Lyra Evans, who vote...
Asking on CBC's Ottawa Morning, before it was announced the mandate would be in force for schools on Thursday, board chair Lynn Scott said she expected students without masks would be asked to put one on, "but if they didn't do it I'm not sure there could be any specific measure taken." Even when mandates were previously in force, "enforcement was ...
Tuesday night's meeting marked the second time in recent weeks that masking was front and centre at an OCDSB meeting. Before the province lifted mask mandates on March 21, trustees considered extending mandatory masking until April 8 for kindergarten to Grade 12 but ultimately didn't have the votes to defy the province. The March 14 motion failed t...
Sep 1, 2021 · At a Wednesday evening meeting, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board voted to require its staff, including teachers, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. First dose needed by...
Apr 13, 2022 · The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is informing parents, students and staff of the new policy after the board passed a motion Tuesday evening to require all staff, Kindergarten to...
Aug 27, 2021 · The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) was set to discuss a vaccine policy for teachers, staff and eligible students at a meeting on Tuesday evening, but decisions on that issue and...
Mar 11, 2022 · Provincial Announcement on Lifting of COVID Restrictions in Schools. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) has updated provincial measures in response to COVID-19. The province is removing many of the emergency measures and mandatory requirements by the end of April.
