'The time has come': TVDSB drops masking mandate

The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) has announced masks will no longer be mandated for staff and students effective March 21.

The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) has announced masks will no longer be mandated for staff and students effective March 21.

With the March Break period commencing, the date represents the next regular school day on the calendar.

“The time has come”, TVDSB Director Mark Fisher stated in an interview with CTV London.

After two years of COVID-19 school closures and restrictions, students and parents will notice most restrictions disappear on the 21st.

That includes co-horting and physical distancing in schools and on school buses.

Among other changes, the return of school assemblies, graduation ceremonies and proms, and most, if not all, extracurricular activities.

“So a lot of those things that make schools an exciting place for students will be reinstated. Some right away March 21, some other over the next few weeks.”