Places of worship open doors across Quebec despite rise in COVID-19 variant cases Only secondary 3 students will be sitting at their desks for Montreal’s largest school board.EMSB officials say scheduling conflicts and a short time frame made the return difficult and unsafe.“We have various schools of various sizes, you can’t just have a one-size-fits-all approach.” EMSB chair Joe Ortona said.Ortona says allowing all schools to return to full capacity would be dangerous and risk not conforming with public health guidelines.“We have to make sure this return to class as safely as possible and ensures the safety and security of students and staff,” Ortona said.“Several hundred students all have recess at the same time.