Ontario Schools to Offer Rapid Tests, Ventilation, Cohort Protocols as Students Return on Monday

Ontario Schools to Offer Rapid Tests, Ventilation, Cohort Protocols as Students Return on Monday
High school students head toward school buses after school in this file photo. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images
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As children in Ontario return to in-person learning on Monday, they can expect the schools to offer two rapid antigen tests, better ventilation, and temporary cohorting protocols as measures to protect them against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ontario’s education minister Stephen Lecce.

Lecce announced these added safety measures and facilities in schools during a press conference on Wednesday in response to concerns about students’ return to in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.