“In a letter sent to parents on Saturday, Stephen Lecce reiterated that “schools are not a source of rising community transmission” Show us the data! How can you make this claim without any comprehensive testing, contact tracing, or case management?

Well done Elementary Teachers of Toronto Toronto Teachers CUPE 4400 @ETFOTorontoOT & OT Bargaining Unit D12! A must read! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Educators want students to resume in-person learning when it is safe. Unfortunately, the pandemic is out of control! Tell the Ontario Premier to act now and make #onted schools safe. Email 💻 from 👉 BuildingBetterSchools.ca/covid #onpoli

.Doug Ford must: ➡️provide funding to ensure safety in schools when in-person learning resumes ➡️address the warehousing of students & lack of resources in virtual schools & classes that have gone online ➡️listen to public health & education experts ett.ca/joint-open-let…

We call on the Ford govt to use this time to implement the measures necessary to ensure a safe return when in-person learning is possible, including smaller class sizes, improved ventilation, & asymptomatic testing says ETFOpresident Sam Hammond. ett.ca/etfo-media-rel…

NEW- All 4 of Ontario’s education unions have co-signed a letter asking the govt to convene an advisory table re: a plan for return to school...which includes them at the table. #onpoli

With alarming #COVID19Ontario rates this government must ACT! We need a new comprehensive and transparent plan. Educators want to provide in-person learning. Measures are necessary and benchmarks are needed. READ our joint #onted demands shar.es/aohmZx #onpoli

Watching the Minister of Ed now. Expressing lots of concern. Where’s the commitment to comprehensive asymptomatic testing? To smaller class sizes? It’s not enough to close schools. There must be a plan to re-open safely. They know what needs to be done and continue to refuse.

Minister of Education announces an expansion of the list of workers who will be deemed essential to access emergency childcare when they need to work in-person. See the image for the expanded list of workers now eligible including #onted workers. #COVID19Ontario #onpoli

Lecce is “doing everything we can”. This is utter nonsense. We parents know that this work takes time and instead you chose to save $$ and take a wait-and-see-approach. Don’t feign surprise at the outcome, Minister. We warned you.

Ask an education worker where these nurses are? These custodians? Ask a parent how this is going? The minister has lied about mandatory training for teachers. Never happened. Also please: he doesn’t know the # of cases in schools because they chose not to invest in testing.

There is much discussion about the pro-Trump actions on Jan 6 in Washington, but we only have one thing to say. We must name it and speak out against white supremacy and white privilege. READ ETFO's statement bit.ly/38oPe0K #onpoli #BlackLivesMatter #cdnpoli

If the Minister is serious about his words to “get kids back in school to ensure they can remain for the rest of the year”, we remind him that we need a NEW comprehensive, transparent plan to keep #onted students, educators & communities safe 👉shar.es/aohXhj #onpoli

Teach virtually with only a chromebook?? Seriously Stephen Lecce?? Virtual learning is ONLY happening because of the goodwill of ON educators who are trying "to make it work" by using their own devices.

Says the man who comes to us from QP almost every day with his Ministers (only recently wearing masks) and demands essential workers work without #PaidSickDays

Safety measures could've been in place months ago. Everyone knew a second wave was coming. #ETFO calls on the government to convene an advisory table of all education stakeholders immediately to develop a clear action plan for Ontario’s return to schools. #onted #COVID19Ontario

What’s the plan? Shouldn’t we have a plan by now? | TVO.org ⁦Elementary Educators⁩ #onted #onpoli tvo.org/article/whats-…

Because Doug Ford said it was important that businesses be able to move their inventory!! #Shame

Heidi David Fisman @maritstiles Justin Trudeau School: Essential. Teachers: Not essential? But let’s vaccinate LTCF administrators first with no patient contact. 🤯

Every day, #ETFO educators make outstanding contributions for public education and our communities. Help us to recognize those achievements. Nominate someone or yourself. AWARD DEADLINE is February 1. Learn more #onted etfo.ca/link/awards