Trustees at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) voted Tuesday night to delay the start of the school year until Sept. 8, citing the need to allow more time for parents, teachers and administrators to prepare for the return of students. The vote took place during a five-hour meeting where trustees also rejected a plan to require younger students to wear masks. Trustees also cited the fact that school buses won't start running until Sept. 14. Director of Education Camille Williams-Taylor told trustees that board staff preferred to begin the staggered entry on Sept. 8, but warned that any further delay would cause complications to the school schedule. The delay is the latest change to an unprecedented school year that will see just under a quarter of students at the city's largest school board staying home to do online learning.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2020 03:49 UTC