November 30: Kawartha education unions have mixed reactions to idea of mandatory testing
- Publication
- Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON), 30 Nov 2020
Description
- Creator
- Whitnall, Catherine, Reporter
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- The Ontario government launched voluntary testing of asymptomatic staff and students in high risk areas but Premier Doug Ford believed unions would not support mandatory testing even though COVID-19 school cases continued to climb.
Local teachers union presidents said decision about COVID strategies should be backed by expert public health advice and based on best available research. They also stated that there are other measures that would have equal or greater impact than mandatory testing of staff and students, such as making ventilation improvements a priority and smaller class sizes. - Publisher
- Kawartha Media Group
- Place of Publication
- Kawartha Lakes, ON
- Date of Original
- 30 Nov 2020
- Date Of Event
- 30 Nov 2020
- Subject(s)
- Public schools
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees)
Labour Unions -- CUPE
Public schools--Ontario
City of Kawartha Lakes
Trillium Lakelands Dist. School Board
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 responses
Coronavirus testing
COVID-19 TESTING - Personal Name(s)
- Ford, Doug, Premier ; Matthew, Colin, President ; Campbell, William, President ; Bratina, Karen, President
- Language of Item
- English
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