Online legal document provider offering free wills to teachers in Canada
- Craig Clark
- 05 Aug 2020
LegalWills is one of the largest online estate planning websites and throughout August they’re offering free Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney documents to Canadian teachers and education workers.
Provincial back-to-school plans are being announced across Canada with staff, students, and parents less than excited to return to the classroom amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people are worried about their health and safety if most schools are functioning normally in September.
To show our gratitude to all of the teachers & education staff who are returning to school in Sept., we're offering a FREE Will & Living Will (Health Care Power of Attorney) to education's essential workers in the US, UK, and Canada, from Aug. 1 to 31 ➡️ https://t.co/Wv9bEaeXVF pic.twitter.com/yw6K8rvUVO
— LegalWills (@LegalWills) July 31, 2020
From August 1st to 31st, anyone who is working within a school including principals, librarians, teachers, educational assistants, office administrators, and custodial staff are eligible for a free Will and Living Will from LegalWills.
“We wanted to do our part to support the education workers who are returning to school and risking their own health and safety during these uncertain times,” says Tim Hewson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of LegalWills in a statement released by the company.
“As a parent of two young daughters, I’ve seen first hand the effects this pandemic is having on our education system, it’s staff, and our children.”
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) are working to finalize official plans for school reopening after the provincial government made their announcement last week.
HWDSB says it will announce its plan at a meeting on August 10th and HWCDSB has yet to set a date but says the plan should be available within the next two weeks.
Lots of questions… but we want to share clear, accurate information with families about school reopening. We will review the Ministry of Education guidelines from an HWDSB perspective at a Board meeting Monday and contact families as soon as possible https://t.co/WiqZEAWNqu
— HWDSB (@HWDSB) August 4, 2020
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced the reopening plan to less than favourable reviews with educators and parents expressing their concern with a safe return to school in September. Class sizes is the one area that causes the most concern with elementary classes remaining with normal numbers of between 20 and 30 students per class.
The Elementary Teacher Federation of Ontario started an ad campaign last week to spread awareness of the lack of support educators are receiving in order to keep them safe in schools. They are fighting for more funding to provide the appropriate equipment, protocols, and procedures to keep the virus from spiking in communities.
LegalWills has been providing common legal documents in a very easy, convenient, private, secure, and cost-effective way without the high expense of paying a lawyer for 20 years.
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