Toronto school district has put a halt to any future school trips to the US due to EO/Travel ban on “citizens of the six affected countries living elsewhere, such as Canada” – PB/TK
Toronto Schools Ban Trips to U.S. Over Travel Ban – Conor Gaffey NEWSWEEK March 24 2017
Canada’s largest school system has suspended student and staff trips to the United States until further notice due to the “uncertainty” surrounding President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban.
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced on Thursday that it would allow 24 pre-approved trips to the United States to proceed, but that no further trips would be booked.
“We do not make this decision lightly, but given the uncertainty of these new travel restrictions and when they may come into effect, if at all, we strongly believe that our students should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border,” said the statement by John Malloy, the TDSB director of education.
A revised executive order put forward by the Trump administration on March 6 proposed a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. of travelers from six Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.(An earlier order implemented in January had also included Iraqi nationals.) The ban also applies to citizens of the six affected countries living elsewhere, such as Canada.
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