The Ottawa-Carleton board and a handful of others in Ontario plan "modified" full semesters of four courses while still abiding by the Ministry of Education's directive that students take no more than two courses a day.
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The high-school schedule adopted at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board this year that has been widely criticized by some parents and students will be adjusted next fall, says director Camille Williams-Taylor.
However, things won’t return to pre-pandemic high school life. And some decisions have not been made by the Ontario Ministry of Education, including whether secondary students will continue to attend in-person classes only every other day, Williams-Taylor told trustees Tuesday.
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Will Ottawa high school students go back to full-time classes next fall? Boards make different plans No one has a crystal ball. I don t think anybody can tell you definitively what school will look like in the fall.
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Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 8, 2021 • 5 minute read • Mariam ElSahhar, a student at Colonel By Secondary School, would welcome even small changes at her school when she begins Grade 11 in the fall. I m kind of just hoping that we get back to some sense of normalcy, she says. Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia
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Ottawa Grade 10 student Mariam ElSahhar has what in normal times would be modest dreams for her next year at Colonel By Secondary School.