The first day of school is inching closer by the day. Meantime, the tension between the Doug Ford PC government and the teachers unions has hit a boiling point. The unions say the back-to-school plan doesn’t protect staff and students adequately. The government maintains it has done everything possible. Lisa Levitan, an Elementary school teacher at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, says her biggest concern is large class sizes. She says it’s hard to maintain a one-metre distance with that many kids in the classroom. Lisa joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.​

<p>The first day of school is inching closer by the day. Meantime, the tension between the Doug Ford PC government and the teachers unions has hit a boiling point. The unions say the back-to-school plan doesn&rsquo;t protect staff and students adequately. The government maintains it has done everything possible. Lisa Levitan, an Elementary school teacher at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, says her biggest concern is large class sizes. She says it&rsquo;s hard to&nbsp;maintain a one-metre distance with that many kids in the classroom. Lisa joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.​</p>

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Ottawa Now – ‘I don’t know what grade I’m teaching yet, therefore I don’t know how many children are in my class’: Teachers eagerly awaiting more information as the school year draws closer