Tag: Lecce
Ontario announces ventilation units for all classrooms without mechanical systems
TORONTO — All classrooms in Ontario schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall, the education...
Ontario offers faster second COVID vaccine appointments to all youth 12+
TORONTO — Ontario youth aged 12 to 17 were able to start booking accelerated second doses of their COVID-19 vaccines Monday as the government...
Schools in only 7 southern Ont. regions to open in-person Monday,...
TORONTO — Schools in just seven public health units in southern Ontario will reopen to in-person learning on Monday while the rest will continue...
Ontario expands list of essential workers cleared to receive free child-care
TORONTO — RCMP officers, custodial and clerical education workers and postal staff are among the expanded list of essential workers cleared to receive free...
Toronto school staff member dies of COVID-19
TORONTO — An education worker at a Toronto school has died from COVID-19.
The child and youth worker was employed with the Toronto Catholic District...
School reopening plan coming next week, Lecce says, as critics urge...
TORONTO — A new plan to reopen the Ontario's schools in September is coming next week, the province's education minister said Thursday, conceding that the government...
Ontario prefers in-class return for students, but health officials must approve
TORONTO — Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the Ontario government prefers a return to in-class learning for students this September.
Lecce's statement comes weeks after...
Ontario schools likely to see mix of in-class, online learning in...
TORONTO — Ontario students will likely return to school in September with a mix of in-class and remote learning, the government announced Friday, though...
Ford says decision on second stage of reopening could come within...
TORONTO — Ontario health officials are in discussions about the second stage of the province's economic reopening plan, and Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday...
Ontario government to prop-up child-care providers with financial supports
TORONTO — The provincial government said it will help cover operating costs for child-care providers and waive their licensing fees in an effort to...
