Classrooms across Canada are looking different than they did just one month ago, as educators grapple with a tidal wave of Omicron variant COVID-19 cases and severe winter weather blasting various regions. Educators in different provinces share snapshots of what’s going on in their communities. As the Omicron wave threatens with major school disruptions once again,…
Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 17, sources with knowledge of the decision say.An empty hallway at Wexford Collegiate School for Arts in Toronto on Aug. 27, 2020. Ontario students will be able to return to class in person on Jan. 17, sources with knowledge of the decision say. (Evan…
Parents are suing two school districts over their coronavirus safety protocols, claiming the officials did not do enough to protect their children from getting infected with the virus. Two separate lawsuits by two different parents – Shannon Jensen and Gina Kildahl, who both have children who tested positive for Covid-19 after getting exposed at school…
Period equity activists are waiting for more details after Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu tweeted on Friday that menstrual products would be freely available in all on-reserve schools.Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu responds to a question at a news conference Oct. 26 in Ottawa. She tweeted on Friday about making menstrual products freely available in on-reserve schools.…
A new Alberta Health outbreak list, posted online Wednesday afternoon, details the impact of the pandemic’s fourth wave in classrooms, as the province resumes public reporting of school outbreaks.A masked student disembarks her bus and heads off to her first day of school in Edmonton. (Dave Bajer/CBC)More than 50 Alberta schools are contending with active COVID-19 outbreaks,…
Multiple schools in Murfreesboro, Tennessee went into lockdown after a nearby resident heard gunshots and a scream. The resident called 911 and…
The U.S. Department of Education says enrollment in public schools during the pandemic has dropped by more than 1.5 million students. Some…
Dozens of schools have been struck by a ‘highly sophisticated’ and ‘vicious’ cyber attack with nearly 40,000 pupils at risk, said an education charity. The government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) last week issued an alert about a spike in so-called ransomware attacks affecting UK schools, colleges and universities. Harris Federation, which educates 37,000 pupils…
Several Catholic school boards across Ontario are flying the rainbow flag to mark Pride month for the first time this year. LGBTQ students and allies say it will make students feel more welcome and safe. But there’s been pushback.Keith Baybayon says he struggled with self-acceptance as he reconciled his sexual identity with his Catholic faith.…
Manitoba is closing classrooms in its two largest cities as the province’s top doctor says more needs to be done to slow community spread of COVID-19 and “break these transmission chains.”