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RSS FeedsTeachers stay home as Toronto private school struggles to quell coronavirus fears
(The Star Environment)

 
 

1 february 2020 07:13:04

 
Teachers stay home as Toronto private school struggles to quell coronavirus fears
(The Star Environment)
 


Fear and confusion over the coronavirus have caused chaos at a Toronto private high school made up entirely of Chinese international students, with teachers refusing to show up in class and some students being sent to the local hospital.But administrators at Yorkland High School are stressing they have stepped up precautionary measures, including daily sanitizing by an outside cleaning company, and have requested anyone who’s recently returned from China — or in close contact with someone who has — to stay home. There’s no evidence of anyone at the school having contracted the virus — and five students sent to Scarborough Health Network Birchmount hospital on Friday have been cleared. “We are making every effort to ensure that our students, teachers and staff are working and attending school in a safe and healthy environment,” said spokesperson Nikara Abudou, of the school which has close to 100 students. “Yorkland High School has students who do travel back and forth to China, and as a result we are taking every precaution suggested by Public Health Toronto as well as (the) Ministry of Education.” Rana Zandi, one of five teachers who refused to show up at school this week, told the Star late Friday afternoon that she still has concerns.“So far, we have not received any proof (from administration) that they have done what they’re telling us,” said Zandi, who teaches arts and design at the school located on Finch Avenue East, near Kennedy Road. “We haven’t seen it.”Her comments came on the same day Ontario announced its third case of the novel coronavirus, which originated in the Wuhan area of China. Canada now has four confirmed cases, including one in British Columbia. While there’s been a rush on to buy masks, and hysteria spreading on social media, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, says the risk to Toronto residents remains low. Offici ...


 
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