Education

How safe will buses be?
Rumours that “Bus companies have no plan for back to school” are misleading and must sound scary for parents, said… Continue reading “How safe will buses be?”

Are extracurriculars ‘dead on arrival’ this year?
Many students of all grades and backgrounds become involved in extracurricular activities at their school. Pre-COVID there was a myriad… Continue reading “Are extracurriculars ‘dead on arrival’ this year?”

Will schools be clean enough?
As desperate as they are to return to some kind of normalcy in their lives, parents who were contacted by… Continue reading “Will schools be clean enough?”

What options are parents considering?
Back-to-school decisions have never been as complex as the ones facing parents and guardians this fall. With no vaccine and… Continue reading “What options are parents considering?”

Are the teachers onside?
The short answer? No. Most Ontario teachers say they want to be back in the classroom this fall, but only… Continue reading “Are the teachers onside?”

Supply teachers will not be confined to just one school when students return in fall
Moving from school to school is something supply teachers (or occasional teachers) have always done, as they work to fill… Continue reading “Supply teachers will not be confined to just one school when students return in fall”

Board re-opening plan faces trustee scrutiny
Wes Hahn, the newly minted director of education for Trillium Lakelands School Board, presented to trustees an update on the… Continue reading “Board re-opening plan faces trustee scrutiny”

