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Board of Health · 2020-09-21 · 2020.HL20.2

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Toronto Public Health Guidance for Reopening Schools

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2020-09-21 · Board of Health · amended

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The Board of Health: 1. Urged the Province of Ontario to provide school boards with the necessary resources and support to follow Toronto Public Health's recommendations on safely reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, as outlined below and in the presentation (September 21, 2020) from the Medical Officer of Health: a. all classes (or cohort) sizes be limited to allow for two metre distancing; b. a saliva-based test be actively considered as a pilot project that can be scaled up, as needed; c.

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a protocol be developed to indicate when school reopenings should be adjusted to adaptive models (e.g., half day in school, half day online) and when schools should be moved fully online, with consideration for keeping the most vulnerable in schools regardless of community transmission; and d. active COVID-19 screening be implemented at all schools.

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The Medical Officer of Health will give a presentation on Toronto Public Health's Guidance for Reopening Schools.

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