It was back to routine this morning for parents and students, as children headed back to school.
While kids were excited to get back to their friends, Toronto officials and police gathered at Grenoble Public School in North York to promote road safety.
Students starting to arrive for their first day back to school. pic.twitter.com/NrF7yne7z4
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WATCH: Toronto police have launched a back-to-school enforcement campaign in school zones. pic.twitter.com/w4p0bOFTe9
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Mayor John Tory was on hand to launch new school safety zones that have new signage, to remind drivers to slow down when near a school.
Mayor John Tory says a new illegal parking/towing blitz in Toronto begins in two weeks. pic.twitter.com/tjCS7ftgZP
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WATCH: Officials unveiling the first new school safety zone with new signage. City plans to add about 20 such new zones each year. pic.twitter.com/7vxokLBDtW
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Mayor Tory also talked about photo radar, which the province has now made legal in school zones. Tory told reporters that he is waiting for the politicians in Queen's Park to put together regulations on how the radar will work, and he wants to move forward with the technology as soon as possible.
There were dozens of school bus delays in the GTA Tuesday morning, ranging anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour.
School officials in both Toronto and Peel boards say that these were normal delays for the first day back, that unlike the chaos last year, all of their routes this week are covered by drivers.
Officials say there will be delays for the first week or two as drivers and parents get used to the routes and the pick-up times.
There were also delays in Halton Region where officials have warned that they will be affected by a driver shortage.