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PUBLISHED: 20/07/2020 Answers are few and far between for school boards getting ready to welcome students back in September. The Ontario Government has said it would announce more details this week to give boards the time to implement their plan. 72 of Ontario’s school boards are preparing plans for three possible scenarios — a full-time return to in-person learning, virtual classes for all, or a hybrid model that combines the two. This will not be any routine return in September as distancing, hand washing, sanitzer will all be part of the “new” normal. Working in their favour is the fact that children have been less infected by the virus compared to other age groups. Many paediatric experts feel that it is crucial for young people to get back to school but doing it safely. ———————————— GUESTS: Joel Westheimer - University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at uOttawa Marit Stiles - NDP MPP Davenport - Opposition Education critic Liz Stuart - VP at Canadian Teachers Federation Laura Gonzalez - 2nd Executive VP at OFHSA ———————————— REFERENCES: https://globalnews.ca/news/7210551/ontario-schools-funding-government-plan-coronavirus/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/health/cdc-coronavirus-school-guidelines-new/index.html https://www.sickkids.ca/PDFs/About-SickKids/81407-COVID19-Recommendations-for-School-Reopening-SickKids.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-19-coronavirus-schools-reopen-1.5661252 https://nationalpost.com/news/covid-19-and-school-kids-there-will-be-transmission-experts-say-but-how-sick-will-they-get?fbclid=IwAR0ZeFhiidWfO5Uk0sKSNm7v3tb-uWgBAwL_4K84eIlMUnzaG_wsd7DG3f0 https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ontario-liberals-call-for-1-000-new-classrooms-1-000-additional-educators-to-help-ottawa-students-return-to-class-1.5040187?fbclid=IwAR1Q0s9wwA1YzBh3l6c76tSFj_pK-rTC5q1KeecGLaLNtNaZAuGvIms_j3M https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-ndp-calls-on-province-to-boost-funding-for-school-reopening-1.5038206 https://www.tvo.org/article/back-to-school-part-3-a-union-president-on-reopening-safely https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ontario-schools-should-reopen-without-masks-strict-physical-distancing-says-expert-report https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-outlines-plan-for-return-to-school-this-fall/ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/live-at-3-p-m-province-to-detail-plan-for-school-classes-to-resume https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/public-board-gets-parental-feedback-in-school-reopening-plans https://www.ctf-fce.ca/need-a-plan-to-reopen-schools-ask-the-teachers/ https://www.ctf-fce.ca/all-is-not-well-in-education/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid-19-school-return-class-september-coronavirus-1.5649529