Masks now mandatory for staff, students at Ottawa’s largest school board – CBC
Students who don’t wear masks will be asked to, but won’t face disciplinary action
Apr 12, 2022
Masks are now mandatory for staff, students and visitors at all schools in Ottawa’s largest school board, according to an emailed update to parents sent Wednesday evening.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) voted at a meeting late Tuesday to again require masks indoors amid a sixth wave of COVID-19.
Eight trustees with the OCDSB voted in favour of a motion by River/Gloucester-Southgate trustee Mark Fisher. One trustee opposed the move and three abstained.
“We can’t pick and choose when safety is important,” Fisher said in defending his motion on Tuesday night.
The vote came three weeks after the province lifted most mask mandates and amid a resurgence of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-school-board-masking-motion-april-2022-1.6417186
