COVID-19 pandemic. Excitedly anxious: London, Ont. teachers on first day of school amid rise in COVID-19 cases The day gave way to mixed emotions for Kelly Laur, a mother with children enrolled in Grade 5 and Grade 6 at John P.
Robarts Public School in the city’s east end.“I’m excited to get them back in school, a little anxious as to how their year’s going to go, a little worried about if they’re going to stay in school all year, but very hopeful that we’ll be able to,” Laur said.“For me, the most important thing is for them to be in school, have that social interaction, be with their peers and online learning just did not work in my house.”Jenna St.