Media Release
June 3, 2020
Durham District School Board (DDSB) schools are coordinating the retrieval of personal belongings for up to 70,000 students over the next few weeks. School principals are contacting families directly to organize the retrieval process that officially starts today, Wednesday, June 3, and runs through to Friday, June 26. Specific dates and times will vary from school to school.
The procedure will allow for the safe retrieval of students’ belongings and gives students the opportunity to return school owned materials such as musical instruments, library books, and Chromebooks for graduating Grade 12 students and those moving away from the district.
The plan has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Durham Region Health Department and maintains strict physical distancing measures, hand sanitizing protocols and requires individuals to conduct a self-screening prior to entering the school.
Students with pre-existing medical conditions and who are at a high health risk for susceptibility to illness will be prioritized and schools will work with those parents/guardians individually on arrangements to access personal items.
DDSB schools have been closed to the public since Friday, March 13 to protect the health and safety of students, staff and community members. With the implementation of this retrieval process, this is the first time that families will be able to access schools to retrieve items.
If families have any questions about the process to retrieve items, they should contact their local school directly by email for more details.
