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Open Letter from York Region Education Unions Dec 10, 2020Open Letter from York Region Education Unions Calling for Improved Supports TO Premier Doug Ford Christine Elliott, Ontario Minister of Health Stephen Lecce, Ontario Minister of Education Dr. Karim Kurji, Medical Officer of Health, York Region Louise Sirisko, Director, York Region District School Board Cynthia Cordova, Chair, York District School Board
The recent choice of schools identified to be tested for asymptomatic cases was perplexing. We have schools in York Region with over ten cases and confirmed outbreaks yet they remain open without access to onsite asymptomatic testing. Every staff member and student should have the opportunity to be tested for COVID-19. We are asking that the Government and Public Health expand the asymptomatic testing to every school in York Region beginning with those schools currently experiencing high numbers of cases or consistently seeing cases. For our schools to be safe the people of Ontario need adequate supports to keep community spread down. This includes paid sick and family care leave as well as immediate and easily accessible income supports for parents who need to stay home with quarantining children. In order to ensure that students are receiving the best possible education during this pandemic, it is imperative that the Government fund schools appropriately. The current funding model precludes the ability of school boards to properly address the increased needs under the pandemic for hiring sufficient teachers/educators, PPE, cleaning resources, proper social distancing, mental health resources, and curriculum resources. Funds that were meant to support students in a brick-and-mortar environment are being expected to now support a brick- Ontario is quickly creating a two-tiered Education system within the public education system. Current directives from the Ministry ignore this disparity and make assumptions that every student has access to the same resources. If the Government and Ministry want to ensure that the remainder of the school year is productive and that Ontario eliminates the threat of COVID-19, meaningful drastic financial changes must occur. Signed by, Sandy Glassford, President, OSSTF District 16 Teachers’ and Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Brenda Johnson, President, OSSTF District 16 Professional Student Services Personnel Darren Campbell, President, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario – York Region Todd Canning, President, CUPE 1734 Patrick Smith, President, CUPE 1196 Open Letter from Education Unions to YRDSB Trustees and Director Sirisko
Violent special needs classroom incident still haunts York Region teacher 2 years later ETFO has launched a new website for ETFO Members Sharing in Assessment
ETFO has another new website to support Junior/Intermediate teachers in bringing
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