The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board sent a letter to parents on Monday evening, announcing elementary students will begin the week of Sept. 14, a week later than high school students. A delayed start to elementary school and a lack of information about class sizes have parents scrambling to figure out their plans for the school year. (Francis Ferland/CBC)Funding continues to be based on number of students in each class, according to the Ontario Public School Boards' Association. She said class sizes and the delayed start are the two biggest issues parents are grappling with now, with no confidence that plans won't change again. said Neelam Charania who has two children going into Grades 1 and 3 at Half Moon Bay Public School.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2020 07:52 UTC