Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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OPSBA in the Media – September 2021
What to know about our first National Day for Truth and ReconciliationThe London Free Press – Sep. 29, 2021Thursday marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember the more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children who were stripped from their families and forced into residential schools. It also…
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Legislative Update – August 30, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 As the school year rapidly approaches, school boards are preparing revised health and safety protocols, with the implementation of the new provincial vaccination policy of foremost…
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Legislative Update – August 16, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Following recent information from the Ministry of Education about the fall return to school, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has released an updated COVID-19 Guidance: School…
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Legislative Update – August 23, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 On August 13, OPSBA sent a letter to Premier Ford requesting that the government act as quickly as possible to implement a policy and strategy to…
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OPSBA statement on education vaccination policy and strategy
We must do all we can to give our schools the greatest chance of staying open for in-person learning, which is vital to the mental health and development of our students. This vaccination regime, with frequent testing for those who choose to not receive or disclose having received a COVID-19 vaccine, is a positive step…