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Province Investing $35 Million to Help School Boards in Hardest Hit Regions

Monday, 5 October 2020 13:19

The money will be used to increase remote learning supports, hiring more teachers and to buy additional devices to help students with remote learning.

ONTARIO - The Province is investing $35 million to provide more immediate school board supports in some of the hardest hit regions. 

The money will be used in Peel, Ottawa, Toronto and York Region to enhance public health measures and protection strategies as they confront higher rates of transmission in their communities.

Premier Doug Ford says this funding is part of the government's robust and comprehensive $1.3 billion plan to safely reopen classrooms across the province, including additional resources to help school boards hire more staff, keep class sizes low, and enhance cleaning in schools.

"As we find ourselves at the beginning of a second wave of COVID-19, we know there are schools in hotspot areas that need extra supports to keep students and staff safe. That's why we're immediately authorizing the release of this funding to reinforce existing investments to improve physical distancing and remote learning and hire more staff, so our kids and teachers stay safe and healthy."

To further enhance the safety of students and staff, this funding will be used for:

- Providing increased distancing between students through the hiring of additional teachers, early childhood educators, and educational assistants; and
- Providing increased remote learning supports, including the hiring of additional teachers, early childhood educators and educational assistants, as well as devices for students who have chosen to learn remotely.

You can listen to the Premiers comments from this morning below: 

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