ELEMENTARY FAMILIES - Beginning Feb 1, elementary families will have the opportunity to request a school model change request. Families should have received an email notifying them of the process. If you haven't, please reach out to your school. More: ow.ly/iciY30rrxF9

Wishing all those celebrating #LunarNewYear a wonderful celebration as well as a prosperous and healthy year ahead!

Due to emergency weather conditions, all schools and board locations are closed to students today, February 16, 2021. PARENTS Do NOT send your child to school today. More info: ow.ly/INqj30pNwL8 #OnStorm

🌈 Proud to be introducing #GracefullyGrayson as one of our literature circle novels today. One step towards a more affirming space for #2SLGBTQ+ students. Representation matters. Baythorn P.S. York Region DSB @amipolonsky

#youmatter #yrdsb #allthethanks Gillian Gibbons

YRDSB is committed to inclusion & working with community partners, staff & students to address anti-Black racism & create safer spaces & better outcomes for all members of the community. Join us for the launch of our anti-Black racism strategy on Mar 8: ow.ly/KDlx30ryoQk

York Region DSB board of trustees has voted 10-2 in favour of officially renaming VSS to Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School. An amazing legacy and model representing a strong courageous Black Muslim woman for our students. Thank you ANCHOR (formerly Vaughan African Canadian Assoc.) for your unwavering drive to make this happen!

Octavia Beckles is a YRDSB Math Consultant who believes that teaching & learning is best achieved when students see themselves reflected in the learning. A steadfast advocate for equity, she challenges inequities & educates others on how to progress & change. #BeyondBHMyrdsb

Flags at #YRDSB buildings are being flown at half-mast today - March 11 - to mark the National Day of Observance for COVID-19.

For #AntiRacistEducatorReads friends wondering what's on deck, the last book for this school year is @MoniqueWMorris Look at the powerhouse panel of Black women joining me! We start 5 May. Order your title from your fav indie bookshop #PushoutVoicEd #braidingvoiced

Thinking of those who died in Atlanta & their families. Cross-racial solidarity is important in fighting hate, white supremacy, & all forms oppression including anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Asian racism. #StopAsianHate #antiAsianracism

#StopAsianHate 😢🙏🏽

YRDSB - Please check out this resource for Supporting Students, Families & Schools During Ramadan: youtu.be/9RogLNVkrQ4 A huge thank-you to the incredible Educator team that came together to collaborate with AEMS on this learning. 🌙

Join us on Thursday for #OnEdMentors as we welcome our panel of @Ms_Karnad, beyondsamosas&saris, Kavita Kanavalli Tharmila Apputhurai and wahid/khan/🗻🗻🗻 to help educators get informe & ready to celebrate and mark South Asian Heritage Month coming up in May. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #SouthAsian

Today, our Board provided an update on planning for the 2021-2022 school year. #YRDSB will be implementing a hybrid model of learning for elementary and secondary schools for 2021-2022. Learn more: www2.yrdsb.ca/york-region-di…

What did you learn? youtu.be/fEWdOtfwwbQ

1/6: The NAFC & the entire Friendship Centre Movement join our relatives in mourning the 215 children who were discovered at an unmarked grave at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This discovery has sent waves of loss & grief running throughout our communities.

The province has announced that all YRDSB schools will remain closed to students for the remainder of the school year. Virtual learning will continue. Please read this letter that was sent to families today (Provincial Announcement – Schools Remain Closed) ow.ly/nIyY30rJD69

#ThankYou #EndOfYear #YRDSBPride #G8Grad #AlmostThere #SchoolCommunity Baythorn P.S. Gillian Gibbons

Busy putting together our new #2SLGBTQ+ #Pride book display for Baythorn P.S. library. Hoping everything will be ready for our first #GSA meeting of the new school year! @yrdsb @2SLGBTQERG ISCS YRDSB 🏳️‍🌈