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ETFO Calling on Ford to Keep Schools in Hot Spot Regions Closed Until Teachers are Vaccinated

Monday, 5 April 2021 14:43

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is calling on the Government to keep schools in hot spot regions closed until teachers are vaccinated.

ONTARIO - The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario wants to see teachers to start getting the vaccine. 

ETFO President Sam Hammond says they are calling on the Province to move all hot spot regions from in-person to virtual learning. 

"The Ford government’s shutdown announcement did nothing to assure Ontarians that it has their best interests at heart. Instead, it left many feeling abandoned, frightened, and unsure about the future. As medical experts have said, there is no excuse—no valid reason—to not begin vaccinating all essential workers today; this includes all education workers. Failure to do so, with so many available vaccines sitting in freezers, is negligent and dangerous." 

The ETFO is calling on the Government to do the following:

- Focus on the hardest-hit regions;
- Prioritize vaccinations for education workers and all other essential workers;
- Implement temporary virtual learning in areas where numbers are increasing at alarming rates;
- Reduce class sizes to ensure two metres of physical distancing;
- Fund N95 masks, instead of medical masks, which do little to prevent aerosol spread;
- Fund improvements to ventilation and air filtration;
- Ensure broad uptake of COVID-19 testing;
- Implement paid sick leave; and
- Provide financial support for families who need it while lockdown measures are in effect.

This afternoon the Medical Officer of Health in Peel Region used his powers to keep all Peel region schools closed starting tomorrow. 

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