Fundraising Update: November 29th, 2022
Dear Friends, Thank you for your generous past support of Ontario School Safety. Because you care, we are closer to being able to bring forward a court challenge to protect all Ontario schoolchildren. This includes children like Leah* who has overcome a life-altering transplant. For Leah, a school accommodation for medical reasons means physical safety…
GoFundMe Update #2
Dear friends, As important donors to Ontario School Safety, I wanted to share what we have been up to behind the scenes since our last update. I also wanted to acknowledge how difficult these last few weeks have been for this community. We see you, and we are not slowing down. We know you are…
S’s Story
I’m writing to share the story of my 14-year-old daughter’s experience. My daughter is a transplant recipient. The medication she must take as a result makes her immunocompromised. When the mask mandate was dropped, we worried. Masks were the only remaining protection in her classroom. We know that she would still mask, but we also…
Press Release: November 9, 2022
Ontario Parents Call for Return to Masking in Schools (Ontario, Canada, November 9) — In September 2022, parents in Ontario formed Ontario School Safety (OSS), a group dedicated to ensuring safe, in-person schooling. OSS launched a Go Fund Me campaign to raise the necessary funds for a court challenge with the aim of securing evidence-based…
JD’s Story
Our teen with autism has been away from in-person school since 2020. Prior to Covid, the autism support in the schools was already lacking and spread too thin. My child’s autism makes them high risk for certain behaviours that could cause them harm if they are not addressed but the supports they had at school…
AN’s Story
My nine-year-old daughter is currently in her third year of virtual school. Her Grannie, with whom she shares a very special bond, is immunocompromised. If my daughter were to attend in-person school, she would not be able to see her beloved Grannie indoors, which is particularly difficult in the winter when outdoor visits are not…