When do tdsb schools open

Staff must also wear masks, and eye protection as well if students have removed their masks. Virtual classes at both secondary and elementary schools will be conducted by dedicated teachers. If numbers are too small at a given school, virtual classrooms will be created from a cluster of schools. Students may opt to change between in-person and virtual learning just once, in February The TDSB emailed selection forms to more than , parents and guardians in early August, to choose whether their children will go back to in-person or virtual learning.

The TDSB said preliminary data showed that about 86 per cent of parents have opted for in-person learning. However, consultation with high school students, which was conducted in the spring, showed just 12 per cent preferred in-person learning, while 40 per cent said they would prefer virtual classes and 36 per cent preferred in-person, with a virtual option.

Bird said he expects that 86 per cent figure to rise as parents who did not submit the form by the deadline would have their children automatically enrolled in in-person classes. Last year we had about 80, students taking part in virtual learning and this is much lower. Bird said he understood there was "anxiety" around returning to school as COVID numbers fluctuated in the province, but said these protocols should provide "confidence". We're doing everything that we can to keep both our students and staff safe," Bird said.

It's one thing to have that virtual classroom but it really can't replace that in-person experience. The TDSB's numbers are roughly in line with its neighbour to the west, the Peel District School Board, where about 18 per cent of elementary students and 20 per cent of high schoolers have opted for virtual learning. But some other boards are reporting vastly different numbers.

The Limestone District School Board based out of Kingston says only two per cent of students will learn remotely when school resumes. Video Player is loading. Play Mute. Current Time Duration Remaining Time - Chapters Chapters. Descriptions descriptions off , selected.

Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Track-1 Captions. Audio Track. Reset restore all settings to the default values Done. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. Days after the province announced it was already exploring options for the next school year, the TDSB is asking parents to make a choice on whether their children will go back to the brick-and-mortar classroom come September or stay virtual. Read More. Summary Parents and guardians will be asked to choose whether their child will return to in-class learning or stay virtual The TDSB says it plans to inform parents of the new changes on May 17th The TDSB is reassuring parents that anyone who misses the deadline will have a place saved for them at their home school.

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