Thread by @MarieTattersall

SENT THIS GROUP EMAIL ABOUT SNACK TIME

After speaking with the principal Mr. Battaglia at King George Junior Public School I am dismayed to see TDSB has not changed operational guidelines around SNACK TIME. Eating is the most dangerous time of the day, lunch presents a

lot of concerns, but SNACK can be moved OUTDOORS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. A guideline that insists children remain seated in class and supervised by a teacher is not BASED ON SOUND SCIENCE. The teacher can supervise but this will NOT STOP UNMASKED CHILDREN FROM DIRECTLY SHARING

AIR. That's 2 points in the day where RISK CAN BE ELIMINATED by moving outdoors. Parents can pack appropriate snacks, just like when WE WERE KIDS, teachers can SUPERVISE, but NO MORE SNACK INDOORS AND SHARING AIR.

Lunch routines are a PROBLEM. Parents who are working from

home should be ENCOURAGED HIGHLY to pick up children and BRING HOME for lunch to ALLEVIATE the STRAIN for those WHO CANNOT, THAT'S WHAT EQUITY LOOKS LIKE. As soon as warmer weather prevails ALL LUNCH MUST MOVE OUTDOORS. Go OUTSIDE let classrooms air out before starting lunch,

add EXTRA VENTILATION, ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS OPEN too.

Stating for the RECORD restarting school on MONDAY WILL BE AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER, the wave needs to pass before even considering going back. You will not be able to shore up this sinking ship with retired principals,

teacher candidates and volunteers. Nothing has been done properly and Omicron is a Beast. All students and staff need N95 masks, the 3 ply solution is a SLAP in the FACE to EVERY CHILD, they WILL NOT PREVENT FINE AEROSOLS FROM SEEPING INSIDE AND BEING INHALED. 1 HEPA unit in

every class tells me NOTHING about indoor AIR QUALITY, it's like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you need MONITORS too. Teachers can plan accordingly, when air quality dips you take the entire class outside, OUTDOOR EDUCATION is NOT A CONCEPT it is a RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

ALL COMMON AREAS MUST BE CONSIDERED TOO, LIBRARIES, GYMS, OFFICE, STAFF ROOM, CUSTODIAN ROOM, BATHROOM, HALLWAYS, EVERY SINGLE LAST SPACE IN THE SCHOOL SINCE AIR MOVES AROUND.

ROLL ALL THE RULES BACK - EVERY CASE COUNTS, PROPER TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, NOTIFICATION AND OUTBREAK

MANAGEMENT

EVERY PARENT HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE OUR CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL. THAT IS THE BASIS OF INFORMED CONSENT.

WAITING FOR 30% OF EACH SCHOOL, EACH LEARNING COMMUNITY, TO BE INFECTED IS BEYOND THE PALE AND ABSOLUTELY NOT EMPOWERING

YOU ARE ASKING PARENTS TO START THE 2ND HALF OF THE YEAR WITH LESS SAFETY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE FACE OF GREATER DANGER AS OMICRON SPREADS EXPONENTIALY ACROSS THE PROVINCE, AS HOSPITALS PREPARE FOR COLLAPSE. THERE SIMPLY ARE NOT ENOUGH PAEDIATRIC BEDS TO ACCOMODATE

ANY SIGNIFICANT SURGE.

I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP ANYMORE, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOL BOARD HAVE SPENT 2 YEARS PASSING THE BUCK AND REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT PROPER AIRBORN IPAC INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS. FROM SEPTEMBR TILL DECEMBER 10 000 CONFIRMED

CASES, 10 000 CHILDREN WENT TO SCHOOL AND BROUGHT COVID HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES AND MADE THEM SICK TOO. THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND NEVER ONCE HAS ANYONE UTTERED A SINGLE WORD ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF TESTING POSITIVE. COVID IS NOT MILD, COVID IS NOT A COLD OR THE FLU,

COVID IS A DANGEROUS NEUROINVASIVE VIRUS CAPABLE OF IRREPERABLE HARM. ALL PARENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS REALLY AT STAKE WHEN THEY SEND THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, PARENTS MUST BE TOLD ABOUT LONG HAUL COVID. THE OVERWHELMING SILENCE ON THIS ISSUE SIGNALS A LOT TO PARENTS AND ADVOCATES,

ITS LIKE ANOTHER BIG BAD SECRET THAT NOBODY TALKS ABOUT, BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE NEATLY SQUARED AWAY WITH THE ROSY BACK TO SCHOOL NARRATIVE.

EDUCATION IS A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE. EVERY CHILD IN ONTARIO HAS A RIGHT TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT WILL NOT MAKE THEM SICK.

COVID IS AIRBORNE FULL STOP, RAISE THE BAR INSIDE SCHOOLS TO MEET THIS FACT.

2 YEARS OUR CHILDREN HAVE PAID WITH THEIR LIVES, AS GROWNUPS WE NEED TO STOP PLAYING GAMES AND STEP UP TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR INALIEANABLE RIGHTS.

FIX SNACK PRONTO
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