Masks are now mandatory for staff, students and visitors at all schools in Ottawa’s largest school board, according to an emailed update to parents sent Wednesday evening. 

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) voted at a meeting late Tuesday to again require masks indoors amid a sixth wave of COVID-19.

It says the board has the legal authority to mandate masks despite the province continuing to not require them, though it also says suspensions or expulsions will not be used to enforce the mandate.

As for staff, if they fail to abide by what their employer requires they’d be subject to progressive discipline that could result in being placed on leave without pay, Scott said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-school-board-masking-motion-april-2022-1.6417186