RNAO calls on the Ontario government to follow the evidence and mandate the physical distance, proper ventilation & masking for all school children that will keep them, their families & our communities safe.

See our letter to CMOH Dr. Williams here: https://RNAO.ca/covid19/rnaos-advice-reopening-schools-ontario
In @QPbriefing, @jessiecatherine outlines the specific steps our CEO @DorisGrinspun is calling on the Ont. govn't to take to make school reopening safer, including capping class sizes, mandating masks for all students & hiring RNs. #BackToSchool

Read it: https://www.qpbriefing.com/2020/08/24/the-slow-burn-phase-of-the-pandemic-your-ontario-covid-19-roundup/
" @DorisGrinspun said [Ont's] back-to-school plan, which allows boards to use funds from their reserves to ensure the safe return of students, is not good enough." #BackToSchool

Read @Shawn_Jeffords's full story re: our letter to Dr. Williams in @CityNews: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/08/24/ontario-nurses-call-for-smaller-class-sizes-use-of-masks-in-schools/
Our CEO @DorisGrinspun spoke w/ @TimDenis1 on @610CKTB about why we don't support the current plan of schools reopening in Ontario. #BackToSchool @fordnation @Sflecce

"Wait until we get it right before you reopen," she says.

Listen to the interview: https://iheartradio.ca/610cktb/audio/nurses-cut-elementary-class-sizes-to-protect-students-and-school-staff-from-covid-19-1.13308977?mode=Article
In our letter to Dr. Williams, we ask for elementary class sizes to be mandated to no more than 15 students unless larger places (ex. gyms/outdoor classrooms) can be used for physical distancing. @fordnation @Sflecce #BackToSchool

Read more ( @TorontoStar): https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/24/covid-19-coronavirus-updates-toronto-canada-august-24.html
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