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We started the pandemic getting March Break all wrong, with Premier Doug Ford telling everyone to travel and have fun. A year later, his government is still not getting it right, postponing the break to April 12 when — take this prediction to the bank — it will have to be postponed again or cancelled. It’s too bad nobody is thinking about how to give kids a much-needed rest while being safe in school.
I get the arguments in favour of having a normal break. I found Dr. Gail Beck’s recent column in the Citizen very compelling. Everybody wants it: kids, teachers, school administrators and support staff. It’s just that we can’t have it because normal isn’t on the menu this year either.