Union leaders say an “alarming” surge in violent attacks by students on their members at Hamilton public schools will only get worse unless the province antes up more money for educational assistants and behavioural professionals.
‘Alarming’ rise in attacks on Hamilton school staff: report (thespec.com)
Public board has about 110 elementary students enrolled in online learning, and 81 secondary students; Niagara Catholic currently has 99 elementary students, and 21 secondary students. Niagara boards wait for province on virtual learning |…
The board says it takes allegations of hate and racism “very seriously” but has moved away from telling parents about these incidents. TDSB protocol prevents admin from alerting parents to hate (thestar.com)
Chris Herhalt, CP24 Web Content Writer @_Herhalt Toronto elementary school with 113 COVID-19 cases in two weeks will stay open | CP24.com
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Ontario English elementary teachers will vote this week on whether to accept the province’s tentative agreement, ending over a year’s worth of negotiating between the two parties. Ontario elementary teachers vote on province’s deal |…