What the classroom will look like this fall

Schools inOttawa's largest board are getting ready for a surge in students and the riskof viral transmissionduring the global pandemic.

Many aspects of school have changed to limit the spread of COVID-19there's more distance around teachers, water fountains are for refilling bottles only, younger kids work behind Plexiglas and hallways are marked with new directional signs.

CBC requested a tour inside an Ottawa school before the start of class but the OCDSB declined, saying staff were too busy preparing for back to school.Grade 9 studentsare set to head back to class Sept. 8 and 9, while the youngest elementary students are scheduled to beginclass in mid-September.

Rather than provide CBC access to buildings ahead of time, the OCDSB provided videos and photos inside Broadview, Sir Robert Borden and Orlans Wood schools.