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As schools reopen, parents have a lot of questions.聽Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce was in Halton on Sept. 9 touring Dr. David R. Williams Public School, ahead of the planned return of in class instruction across the region. Early into the minister arrival, Lecce was asked about the issue that led to numerous calls to administrators, upset many parents and resulted in a petition that received thousands of signatures in just a few days.The Halton Catholic District School Board is requiring non-medical masks on all students from kindergarten to Grade 12. The Halton District Sc
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stanley mugs av Nanda, the president of the residents association for Ward 7 of Oakville, raised what she was hearing to the minister. When the Grade 1 thing came out, my phone was ringing, said Nanda. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW They just don ;t feel that their kids are going to. My kids are between Grade 2 and 8 and I just know what going to happen between them. And I have friends in the area in Grades 1 to 3 who are just like, Good luck, Nav. My kids aren ;t going to wear a mask. ; The decision by the Halton boards to require masks for younger kids goes beyond what is mandated by the Ministry of Education. M
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Safety concerns over the pandemic have led to the cancellation of summer camps and various recreation programs in the region, leaving children and youth with fewer avenues to stay active and socialize. We already know for years now that kids haven ;t been engaging in outdoor physical activity, said Dr. Joyce Obeid, an assistant professor with the Child Health and Exercise Medicine Program in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, noting that COVID-19 has made the situation more challenging. We ;ve definitely seen a huge drop in physical activity, which is to be expected with these kids not in school, theyre not with their friends, they ;re not in sports, she said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In its 2020 report card, ParticipACTION 鈥?a nonprofit that promotes healthy and active lifestyle in Canada 鈥?gave children and teens a D+ grade for ove
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