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Generous gift supports student nutrition programs across LDSB

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19 response, educational support, food security, fresh and healthy food, Limestone District School Board, Limestone Learning Foundation, Student Nutrition Programs, The Food Sharing Project

A generous gift from Limestone Learning Foundation will see Limestone District School Board (LDSB) students supported with access to fresh

LDSB puts focus on combatting anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, cirriculum, civil rights activist, Equity Action Plan, Equity Inclusion Coordinator, Equity Team, George Floyd, John Lewis, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, School Board Meetings, School Board Trustees, School trustees, Suchetan James, Trustee Judith Brown

School Board Trustees of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) voted Wednesday night to approve the draft of their 2020-2023

LDSB to hold first See Yourself in Limestone Student Census

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments eliminated discrimination, identity-based data, Limestone District School Board, remove barriers, See Yourself in Limestone Student Census, student census, survey, voluntary participation

Students across the province will be asked to participate in a census to identify and eliminate discrimination and bias from

COVID-19 case confirmed at LaSalle Intermediate and Secondary School

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cohort notified, confirmed case, coronavirus, COVID-19, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), LaSalle Intermediate School, LaSalle Secondary School, Limestone District School Board, positive case of COVID-19, school open, self-isolating, students sent home

According to a release from the Limestone District School Board (LDSB), KFL&A Public Health has identified one positive, confirmed case

Community mourns loss of high school student

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Bayridge Drive, Collision, community support, condolences, fatal accident, Frontenac Secondary School, high school student, Kingston Police, Limestone District School Board, Scott Legg, student community, student support, tragic accident, witnesses wanted

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) and the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB), along with their student bodies

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LDSB: new dates to move between in-class and Virtual School model

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, elementary school, Krishna Burra, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, remote learning, secondary school, virtual school

As Kingston students complete the seventh week of the 2020-2021, Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is providing a chance to

Grade 6 class revisits ‘The Secret Path’ during significant memorial week

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Buffy St Marie, Chanie Wenjack, Charlie Wenjack, Ecole Sir John A Macdonald, Gord Downie, Indigenous history, Jeff Lemire, Limestone District School Board, Orange shirt day, residential school survivors, residential school system, residential schools, Sarah Harmer, Sarah Howard, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

When grade six teacher Sarah Howard decided to show the animated film ‘The Secret Path’ to her students on Orange

Province drops ‘runny nose’ COVID-19 test requirement for students

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 screening, covid-19 symptoms, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

The Ontario government announced updated guidelines for screening children and students for COVID-19 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Notably, the

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KFL&A Public Health, local school boards share update on screening protocols

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, COVID-19 screening, KFL&A Public Health, Limestone District School Board, school boards, school protocols

A KFL&A Public Health update released today, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, aims to help parents, guardians and school staff address

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Letter: Thank you to LDSB for consistent masking approach

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Kindergarten, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Krishna Burra, letter, Limestone District School Board, masking policies, pandemic, Primary students, teachers, universal masking policy

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of

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ETFO President says teachers nervous about school reopening

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, chief medical officer, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. David Williams, education, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), ETFO, health and safety, kids, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone Branch, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, mandatory mask mandate, masking policies, masks at elementary schools, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, President Jane Roberts, school, teachers

The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school

LDSB to require masks for all students, grades K-12

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Dr. Kirk Leifso, face masks, HEPA filters, KFL&A Public Health, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, mandatory mask mandate, Ministry of Education, plexiglass shields, School Board Trustees, Trustee Garrett Elliott

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has passed a unanimous motion to require face masks for all students, from kindergarten