The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) says schools are planning new ways to safely celebrate secondary and elementary graduates.
The UCDSB says schools will be communicating these plans to families over the next week. A plan is also being developed with staff and public health officials to allow parents and students access to schools to retrieve personal belongings from school lockers and classrooms.
The board also says protocols for accessing school buildings will be tested by using smaller schools first to fine-tune the process, before expanding a plan for limited entry to larger schools. About 200 custodial and maintenance staff have started back to daily shifts to conduct cleaning and maintenance work within the schools and in-school childcare centres, according to the UCDSB.