The school year will start on Thursday, Sept. 3 for students of Ottawa's Catholic schools, after the province approved the Ottawa Catholic School Board's (OCSB) 2020-21 year calendar. Educators and support staff will meet between Aug. 31 and Sept. 2 for "professional learning and finalizing school health and safety measures," according to a OCSB statement released Wednesday. While the province has approved the Catholic board's calendar, officials have yet to announce what school might look like when classes resume in September. In mid-June, Education Minister Stephen Lecce told school boards to prepare three separate plans for September: full-time learning in class; remote learning; or a hybrid of the two. As well, the Ottawa Carleton District School Board voted in early July to send students back to class full-time.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 18:11 UTC