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To make a long story short, the retainer fee I had submitted was eventually returned to me, as the legal counsel wanted to focus on only a few of the most egregious cases. In my particular case, I had obtained a mask exemption based on conscience for my 6-year old son, and after the complete runaround I experienced up and down the school board, where no individual from the principal to the director of education was actually willing to take responsibility in the event of any infringements of the exemption, I decided that I had lost all trust in the system and pulled my son out of school altogether.
Information on 73,000 Durham students breached in cybersecurity incident
by News Staff
Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 12:13 am EDT
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The information of about 73,000 students may have been accessed during a cybersecurity incident
Names of students, date of births, addresses, school locations, grades and class information may have been accessed
The cybersecurity incident allegedly involved a third-party software provider used by Durham Region s Health Department
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) says the information of about 73,000 students may have been accessed during a “cybersecurity incident.”
A third-party software provider used by Durham Region’s health department was allegedly the centre of the breach, the DDSB said in a post on their website Monday
Last Updated Tuesday, May 4, 2021 2:36PM EDT School boards across Ontario will be required to offer virtual learning as an option for students for the entire 2021-22 school year, provincial officials confirmed Tuesday. It is unclear how many students will opt for remote learning come September but during a briefing to outline plans for the 2021-22 school year, the province confirmed that all boards must present it as an option. We’ve committed ourselves to consulting on providing that choice beyond this year. What we heard in the consultation absolutely clearly is that parents want that choice for this September because we are unsure of where this pandemic will take us, Ontario s Education Minister Stephen Lecce said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.
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Station Gallery bringing virtual art to students
Posted on April 27, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
(Photo credit Station Gallery)
Station Gallery is supporting local teachers and students from the Durham District School Board with an innovative new program designed to bring dynamic art programming into classrooms.
Teachers of students in Grade 1 through 8 will be able to access curriculum-based workshops developed by Station Gallery Artist Educators. Each virtual lesson will include a 45-minute art lesson featuring Artist Educator Rola Jaber.
Station Gallery CEO Kerri King says bringing art to the broader community is a significant part of Station Gallery’s mandate.