Earlier today — responding to recent trends that show an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations — the Ontario government announced that, starting January 5, 2022, students will switch from in-person learning to remote learning.
The switch to remote learning will be in place until at least January 17, 2022.
School administrators will reach out to students with Special Education needs who cannot be accommodated through remote learning. These students will be invited to return to in-person learning starting Monday, January 10, in order to allow time for transportation services to be arranged.
WCDSB staff, in consultation with Region of Waterloo Public Health, have been actively preparing for this possibility since before the Christmas Break, and we do anticipate a smooth transition.
While this news is tremendously disappointing, having successfully made the transition from in-person learning to virtual learning earlier in the pandemic, we are confident that our students will be in a position to successfully continue their education journeys as we begin the second half of this most challenging school year.
This remains a developing situation, and your school will be in contact with you to provide information on next steps, just as quickly as it becomes available.
