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Unfortunately, COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges to teaching and learning, around the world and in every community across Canada. The results of the CTF/FCE pan-Canadian survey of teachers clearly shows that many children and youth struggled with online learning. From a lack of access to wifi or devices, to learning styles and needs, the jump to online education fell too far short on quality and exacerbated inequities. The same survey shines a spotlight on other significant concerns teachers have about the negative impact that remote learning has on many students: teachers note very real concerns about their students’ mental health and well-being, access to nutritious meals, and physical safety. In order to make a return to school buildings as safe as possible, teachers and staff need to be given time to return to work in advance of students to be able to prepare classrooms for the new COVID-19 regulations. This delayed or staggered start to students’return to classrooms is necessary to ensure protocols are working as intended and to allow more time for crucial upgrades, such as improvements to ventilation systems.  \nAlmost 6-months into this pandemic, as school buildings re-open, and knowing that we must be patient until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed, let alone widely available, the Canadian Teachers’Federation (CTF/FCE) believes the safe and sustainable reopening of school buildings is both a moral and an economic imperative in order for Canada to continue weathering this storm.  \nIn brief, we believe national standards need to be put in place so that students and teachers can learn and teach safely for the foreseeable future:  \n1. Masks/Face shields  \n2. Physical distancing  \n3. Clean environment (including sanitization and ventilation)  \n4. Screening and protocols in the event of confirmed cases  \nDetails on each of these are provided below, along with the resourcing we suggest is necessary to ensure the most effective teaching and learning can restart and continue with the most minimal risk possible to the health and well-being of students, teachers, and education workers.  \n1. Masks/Face shields  \nAs of August 2020, the wearing of face coverings such as cloth masks or face shields have become mandatory in most indoor public spaces in Canada, and in numerous other countries that have successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve. Places in which masks need to be worn without exception include grocery stores, hospitals, public transport, and government buildings. The reason for this is proven – masks can greatly reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in indoor spaces where physical distancing can be a challenge by reducing the accumulation of airborne pathogens.  \nIn order to best protect students and their teachers and to ensure that schools successfully reopen and remain open the CTF/FCE urges:  \n• That the wearing of masks or face shields be mandatory for students, teachers, and education workers from K-12 inside public school buildings and on school buses at all times;  \n• Provinces and Territories to:  \na) Provide teachers and education workers with an unlimited supply of medical grade face masks.  \nb) Provide students with a minimum of 3 reusable face masks and an unlimited supply of disposable face masks.  \n2. Physical distancing  \nPhysical distancing was quickly identified as an essential measure to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring, and there has been mounting evidence that keeping people at least 2 metres apart has helped stop the transmission of COVID-19 in communities. Countries, such as the US and Israel, ","cbCaibSH4BXdf1aw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibSH4BXdf1aw","pdf",169703,"English","# Background information\n## Safe and sustainable reopening principles\n## Masks/Face shields\n## Physical distancing\n## Clean environment\n## Screening and protocols (promised)\n## Resourcing needs (promised)","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document emphasize a safe reopening of publicly funded schools?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that teachers want in-person education for quality learning, while COVID-19 created unprecedented challenges and worsened inequities through remote learning. A safe reopening is framed as both a moral and economic necessity.\"},{\"question\":\"What key national standards does the document recommend for reopening schools?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends national standards covering masks/face shields, physical distancing, a clean environment with sanitization and ventilation, and screening/protocols for confirmed cases.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions does the document urge regarding masks or face shields?\",\"answer\":\"It urges mandatory masks or face shields for students, teachers, and education workers from K-12 inside schools and on school buses at all times, with provinces and territories supplying medical-grade masks for staff and providing students with reusable masks plus disposable supplies.\"}]","A Safe and Sustainable Return to Publicly Funded Public Schools | PDF",1792044046,15]