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Jan 12, 2022 · Tests will be distributed starting next week first to staff, then to children in daycares and students in public elementary schools, followed by high school students.
- On-site screening
- Student masks
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Public Health Ontario (PHO) for guidance on appropriate mask types and usage�
- Exceptions
- Staff personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette
- Distancing and congregating
- School arrival and departure and signage
- Recess and breaks outdoors
- Inclement weather days
- Cleaning protocols
- Cleaning products
- Cleaning program
- High touch surfaces
- Shared materials
- Shared spaces
- Cafeteria use and lunch protocols
- Food programs
- Assemblies
- Visitors
- Capacity
- Mental health
- In addition, School Mental Health Ontario,
- Student supports
- Cooperative education
- Music
- Health and physical education
- Field trips
- Adult and continuing education
- Clubs
- Inter-school sport activities
- Before and after school programs
- Community use of schools
- Private schools
- First Nations schools
- International students
- Prevention and outbreak responsibilities
- Management of ill or symptomatic individuals in the school setting
- Scenario: a student becomes ill during the school day
- Recommended action by teacher
- Recommended action by principal
- Recommended action by consortium
- Recommended action by bus driver
- Recommended action by consortium
- Recommended action by principal
- Recommended action by parent and student
- Recommended action by teacher
- Recommended action by principal
- Management of ill or symptomatic individuals in the school setting
- Recommended action by parent and student
- Recommended action by teacher
- Recommended action by principal
- Recommended action by parent and student
- Appendix A: Case and contact management in schools for high-risk contacts
- Appendix B: Case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts
The ministry may direct school boards and schools to perform daily on-site confirmation of self-screening, such as during a period of potential higher transmission (for example, after a holiday period)� School boards are expected to have a process in place to implement on-site confirmation of self-screening of individuals prior to or upon their arr...
Students in Grades 1 to 12 are required to wear properly fitted non-medical or cloth masks indoors in school, including in hallways and during classes, as well as on school vehicles� Where they can be worn safely based on the activity, masking is encouraged for engaging in physical activity (read health and physical education)� Masks may be tempor...
Students are expected to bring their own masks to wear on student transportation and at school� Non-medical 3-ply masks will also be made available by schools for students if needed� At the advice of the local public health unit, schools and school boards may choose to implement additional masking measures based on local circumstances� Note additio...
Reasonable exceptions to the requirement to wear masks are expected to be put in place by schools and school boards� Boards are asked to carefully review their masking exceptions policies and ensure that students are supported to wear masks to the greatest extent possible� Students with sensory or breathing difficulties may be exempted by the schoo...
School boards will continue to provide school staff and school bus drivers, school bus monitors and student aides with required PPE, including medical masks (surgical/procedural), eye protection and other PPE based on their specific role/job functions (for example, gloves, gowns)� Required PPE and critical supplies and equipment (for example, disin...
Appropriate hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette are among the most important protective strategies� Schools should train students on appropriate hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, including the use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), and reinforce its use� This can involve scheduling breaks to allow students to wash their hands at appropriate...
As much distancing as possible between students, between students and staff and between staff members should always be promoted� Physical distancing measures are to be layered with other public health measures such as screening, hand hygiene, cohorting, enhanced cleaning and masking� Schools are encouraged to remove unnecessary furniture and place ...
Schools should develop school arrival and departure procedures that support physical distancing where possible� Approaches may include: • maximizing the use of all possible entrances and exits to support the beginning and end of the school days • creating designated routes for students • to get to and from classrooms providing visual cues or physic...
Students do not need to stay within their cohort during recess and breaks outdoors, but distancing should be encouraged between cohorts as much as possible� Shared materials outdoors are permitted, with appropriate hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette�
School boards are required to develop inclement weather plans and policies which may include pivoting to remote learning� These plans should include an approach for heat days� School boards should develop the plans in consultation with their local public health units�
School boards should review their cleaning protocols and reinforce them if needed to meet current public health requirements� Refer to Public Health Ontario’s environmental cleaning fact sheet (PDF)�
Products that provide both the cleaning and disinfection action are preferable due to ease of use (for example, hydrogen peroxide products)� Only use cleaning and disinfectant products that have a drug identification number (DIN)� Check the expiry date of the products prior to use� These should be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions� ...
School boards should develop a program for cleaning and disinfecting schools, including reviews of existing practices to determine where enhancements might be made, including frequency and timing of cleaning and disinfection, areas to clean and/or disinfect, choice of cleaning products, child safety, staffing, signage, and PPE for cleaning staff�
Focus should be on regular hand hygiene to reduce the risk of infection related to high touch surfaces� Cleaning plus disinfection twice daily is suggested at a minimum, however, more frequent cleaning and disinfection may be necessary, depending on the frequency of use and extent of soilage� This includes washrooms (for example, toilet fixtures, f...
Shared materials are important for learning (for example, toys for imaginative play in kindergarten, manipulatives for math, computers and other tech materials, books, art supplies, indoor physical education equipment and shared outdoor equipment)� The use of shared materials is permitted� The risk associated with transmission with shared objects i...
Shared homerooms, libraries (for group and individual use, for example, drop-in study time, etc�) and computer/technology labs, are permitted� Use of lockers/cubbies is permitted� When different cohorts interact in shared indoor spaces, masking and as much distancing as possible should be maintained between cohorts�
Students • may eat together: • outdoors, without distancing indoors, with a minimum distance of two metres maintained between cohorts and as much distancing as possible within a cohort� Larger schools should employ various means to limit the number of students and cohorts eating lunch in proximity to each other (examples include staggered lunch pe...
Nutrition/third party food programs and non-instructional food events (such as a pizza day) are permitted to operate, provided that food handlers use adequate food handling and safety practices�
School assemblies or other student/school gatherings are permitted and should follow the relevant provincial requirements under the Reopening Ontario Act� This can include multiple cohorts in alignment with provincial capacity limits and includes allowance for in-school student to student peer support programs such as “reading buddies”�
Any visitors to a school are required to self-screen and to wear a medical mask (for example, surgical/procedural) while on school premises� A medical mask will be provided by the school if needed� In addition to the requirement for visitors to perform daily self-screening, school boards are expected to have a process in place to confirm the daily ...
School vehicles can operate at full capacity� Vehicles for elementary students should reduce capacity where possible� The seat directly behind the driver in school buses should remain empty to maintain physical distancing between the driver and students� This distancing measure may not be applicable to other vehicle types such as vans or cars� Wher...
Student mental health and well-being should be considered a top priority, as good mental health is fundamental to a student’s ability to learn and to succeed at school and in life� School boards should implement a tiered approach to mental health that will support all students and target intensive help to those who have been most affected by the CO...
the Ministry of Education’s student mental health implementation partner, is providing school boards with comprehensive back to school resources� School board mental health leaders are able to customize the resources to address local priorities when providing professional learning to educators and other school staff prior to the return to school a...
To ensure that students with special education needs are supported as schools reopen, school boards will need to consider additional planning and transition time for students with special education needs to support a smooth transition� School boards should consider changes in the school environment, unique student identities and/or remote learning ...
For students enrolled in cooperative education courses, in-person community placements can be arranged in alignment with the relevant provincial requirements under the Reopening Ontario Act, the direction and recommendations of the local health unit, the direction of the school board, and with the safety and curriculum requirements of the Coopera...
Music programs are permitted in areas with adequate ventilation (read ventilation)� Singing and the use of wind instruments will be • permitted: Use of wind instruments is permitted indoors within a cohort if a minimum distance of two metres or more can be maintained� As much distance as possible should be encouraged and use of large, well-ventila...
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
This section outlines guidance for case and contact management in schools for household members of high-risk contacts�
Jan 12, 2022 · Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 17, a spokesperson for Premier Doug Ford has confirmed. Schools had been closed since the holidays because province...
Jan 11, 2022 · TORONTO — Ontario students will return to school classrooms on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford’s office told The Canadian Press. The government had previously said schools would move to online...
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Aug 3, 2021 · With approximately five weeks to go until schools reopen in Ontario, the provincial government has outlined COVID-19 guidance for all schools in an effort to restore in-person classes at all...
