But Fulvio Valentinis says the school board will continue to support those who choose to wear a mask. Valentinis says at this point, the school board is still following the instruction of Ontario’s chief physician. On Thursday, the acting physician in charge of Windsor-Essex Dr. Shanker Nesathurai called on the province and local school councils to reinstate the coverage requirements. Dr. Nesathurai called for a reduction in the transmission of COVID-19 to the school system. WECDB President Fulvio Valentinis says they continue to follow the directive of Ontario, the chief medical director of health. “We are encouraged that the provincial doctor Dr. “People in Ontario should continue to wear masks in all public places, but any directive on the mandatory use of masks in schools should come from the provincial government,” Moore said. WECDB President Fulvio Valentinis says many parents are against the mandatory mask. “You have parents who are strongly opposed to the mandatory mask and this seems to be the majority of the calls we have received, but at the same time we accept parents who are worried that we do not have a mandatory mask. “We are receiving calls from both sides of this issue.” He says that they closely monitor the numbers of absences. Windsor Essex County Health Unit reports a 22.7 percent increase in COVID 19 high-risk cases from April 4 to April 10.
