THE LATEST FROM CHIEFS OF ONTARIO
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Week of February 1, 2021
Province Expanding Testing and Enhancing School Protocols as More Students Return to Class Today
Week of January 4, 2021
Province Also Extends Province-wide Shutdown in Northern Ontario
Week of October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020 Runny noses and headaches no longer require automatic COVID-19 tests to return to classroom or child care. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/province-alters-classroom-child-care-screening-rules-2758839
September 18, 2020 – COVID-19 cases in schools and child care centres
September 18, 2020 Learn about coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Ontario schools and child care centres, and what happens if there is
Sept 9, 2020 – Ontario Welcomes Postsecondary Students Back to School
September 4, 2020 Fall Re-Opening Plan Prioritizes Health and Safety of Students, Faculty and Staff https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58256/ontario-welcomes-postsecondary-students-back-to-school University of Victoria to
Aug 26, 2020 – $2B in federal funding aims to help schools reopen safely as COVID-19 numbers climb
August 26, 2020 Money earmarked to improve air ventilation, boost sanitation and buy protective equipment https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-schools-safe-covid19-1.5700424 First Nations back-to-school COVID-19
June 18, 2020 – COO COVID-19 Updates
Find Our Latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates Here https://www.coo-covid19.com/ OUR GIFTED CHILDREN Greetings. A new edition of Our Gifted Children Special
May 25, 2020 – Our Gifted Children Newsletter
Our Gifted Children Newsletter May 13, 2020 Greetings. A new edition of Our Gifted Children Special Education Newsletter is out. https://education.chiefs-of-ontario.org/upload/documents/final-our-gifted-children-spring2020.pdf
May 4, 2020 – Sask. professor named to federal COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
May 04, 2020 A Saskatchewan professor and scientific director of the Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health has been named the Indigenous
April 23, 2020 – Trudeau announces $75M in pandemic aid for Indigenous students
April 22, 2020 Facing criticism over his government’s emergency relief packages and people falling through the cracks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
April 2020 – Special Education Forum
Please be advised that due to recent concerns regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, or COVID-19, the Special Education Sharing Forum

