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Hamilton’s school board asks families to prepare for closures amid on-going pandemic
Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 67 new COVID-19 cases, death at LTC A spokesperson for the HWDSB told Global News the move is in response to an initiative from Ontario’s ministry of education to prepare for possible closures during the second wave of the pandemic, and not necessarily due to rising COVID-19 cases in Hamilton.“The ministry asked all school Boards to create a plan should the need arise to move quickly to remote learning in the event of a classroom, school, or board closure,” said HWDSB spokesperson Shawn McKillop.“Part of this plan includes determining which of our elementary in-person students have or do not have an adequate device and Internet service for learning at home.”Guardians are being asked to submit a short