Two of Ontario's major teachers' unions voiced concerns Thursday about the province's decision to scrap its mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 days before thousands of students and educators return to school in person.
A spokesperson for Education Minister Stephen Lecce declined to comment Thursday, saying the province's top doctor had addressed those issues a day earlier. The doctor pointed to improvements such as better ventilation and environmental cleaning in schools, as well as more handwashing and immunization, saying those mean the province can now have a "more permissive approach."
"Students and staff should continue to do a daily self-assessment before entering school or Board buildings and stay home if they are sick as per the revised screening tool provided by the Government of Ontario," said Ryan Bird, a spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board, said in a statement.
Both he and Littlewood questioned the level of improvement to ventilation in schools, saying HEPA filters have not been installed as widely as they should. "The entire burden of the disease cannot rest on the shoulders of workers and the health-care system."
Scrap? It is following guidance of the World Health Organization. Trust the science, remember? Teachers are not scientists. 'You're not a scientist, leave it to the professionals' Isint that what people keep telling 'anti-vaxers?'
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