covid-19: what we know about heating, cooling and ventilation
as the colder weather looms, preventing transmission indoors will be a combination of hygiene, distancing and proper ventilation.
hundreds of teachers seek accommodations for back-to-school
hundreds of ottawa public elementary teachers are seeking work accommodations because they're concerned about returning to the classroom.although the number has not been finalized, it is likely to be more than 300 teachers, said susan gardner, president-elect of the ottawa carleton elementary teachers' federation of ontario.
the parents of 91 per cent of students have responded.
week, the province's four largest education unions, representing 190,000 teachers and education workers, requested a meeting by this friday with labour minister monte mcnaughton and officials with the education ministry, arguing that the province's plan to reopen schools does not meet the requirements set out in the ontario occupational health and safety act.the unions said the ministry's guide to reopening schools fails to provide adequate health and safety protections, including limiting class size to allow for necessary physical distancing, setting out minimal measurable standards for ventilation in schools, providing a mask requirement for children under age 10, and providing adequate screening for students and adequate safeguards for student bus transportation.the
'we can't test kids like hockey players'
the rate of false negative covid-19 test results raises concern for back-to-school safety and success.