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Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko told Global News the administration appreciates the many who opted to follow the motion implemented by trustees last week despite the province lifting those rules for learning facilities.

COVID-19 concerns despite the provincial declaration ending a number of safety measures next Monday.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, following another special meeting Tuesday night, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko said an updated motion calls for schools to keep masks “through a transition period following March break.”“By introducing a two-week transition period, as we implement provincial direction, we aim to mitigate challenges related to increased socialization during the March break,” Danko said in a statement on Wednesday. COVID-19: Hamilton public school board chair asks city’s top doc for order to keep mask mandate The chair said the direction is in alignment with advice from the Children’s Health Coalition which strongly encourages continued mask use for two weeks after March Break.On Tuesday, Danko sent a letter to Dr.

In a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko requested support to maintain mask requirements for staff and students until April 15.“As Medical Officer of Health to the City of Hamilton, we respectfully ask you to consider the calls from the medical and science communities, and to issue a Section 22 order to maintain mask requirements for all HWDSB students and staff beyond March 21, 2022,” Danko asked.

COVID-19 mask policy following Ontario’s decision to lift the provincial mandate after the March Break.In a release on Wednesday afternoon, Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko says their governors will be meeting Thursday to review the province’s move and assess the future of a local mask measure for its younger students.“At HWDSB, the Board of Trustees previously approved a motion that includes mask-wearing for students in Kindergarten to Grade 3,” Danko said.“Trustees will review the motion, the direction from the province and share further details as soon as possible.” Ontario lifts mask mandate in most settings March 21, all directives to drop by April 27 Currently both of Hamilton’s public school systems require masking for all students up to Grade 12 inside their facilities, unless exempt for medical or human rights causes."We know that there are mixed reactions to this change. At HWDSB, we have remained committed to taking a cautious gradual approach to removing safety protocols, along with clear communication with our community when there are changes."Full statement: https://t.co/qOZJ4LW8WZ— HWDSB (@HWDSB) March 9, 2022Dr.

COVID-19 Omicron variant.At the top of the list of measures is the use of the rapid antigen screening kits announced in mid-November by Ontario as part of a winter COVID-19 testing strategy.“This is completely voluntary, but it is an additional measure you can take to reduce the risk of COVID coming back into our schools following the break,” HWDSB chair Dawn Danko said in a statement. Rapid spread of Omicron forcing Hamilton to consider more local COVID-19 restrictions Going home with each student who’s been doing in-person learning is a package of five tests with the suggestion that asymptomatic students conduct the rapid antigen tests every three to four days over the holiday break, on every Monday and Thursday beginning Dec.

COVID-19 safety protocols amid a return for many to in-person learning next week and both insist “multiple layers of protection” will be implemented to protect students this fall.The two chairs of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and the Catholic board (HWCDSB) in a media call last week say their goal is to “build a wall of protection around those who cannot be vaccinated.”“It will support a safe return to school that will help our students mental, physical and social health and well-being,” HWDSB chair Dawn Danko said.

COVID-19 vaccination status and ongoing rapid testing of staff as an important measure to protect youth under 12 who are not vaccinated returning to in-person learning this September.The policy comes as part of the province’s announcement last week from the Ministry of Education, which intends to implement a vaccination status disclosure policy for publicly funded school board employees come the fall.Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko says the step is one of many key “layers of protection” that will reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading in city schools amid the fourth wave of the pandemic.

Guelph, Hamilton, Waterloo Region students among those heading back to classroom Monday “We’ve really stepped up the ability to make sure that our public health units on the ground could deploy tests to make sure that if there’s any issues involved, we get in there, we test, we detect, we isolate and ultimately take action if required.”The chair of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) Dawn Danko says the 25,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests made available for city schools will be under the purview of public health and will likely go to target “high-risk” schools in the region should there be an outbreak.“When we have an increase in cases and in a location in the community or where maybe there’s a trend