So far, Ontario is the only province to delay its spring holiday for students. What do kids think? David Yanez, a 12-year-old from Oakville, Ontario, has been waiting eagerly for March Break because he’s enrolled in an online acting camp that he’s super excited about. David Yanez, 12, says he doesn’t mind waiting for a break. (Image submitted by Javier Yanez) When he heard the news, he was disappointed at first but that feeling didn’t last. “I was kind of sad at first, but I still know it’s going to happen, so I’m excited.” David said his acting camp has been rescheduled and he hasn’t felt overwhelmed by school work, so waiting for a break isn’t the end of the world.
The Ontario government announced Thursday that it will be pushing back March Break by one month to keep students in the classroom and prevent further spread of more transmissible COVID-19 variants circulating in the community.
Students and teachers in Ontario will get their March Break in April as Canada’s largest province is seeking ways to limit community transmissions of COVID-19 and its new more contagious variants. The week-long break, which was originally scheduled for March 15-19, will now take place on the week of April 12th, Ontario’s Education Minister, Stephen…
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Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s decision Thursday to postpone March break to April 12 received a mixed response online from North Bay parents.
But the province’s largest teachers’ union, the association representing public school boards and the Opposition New Democrats had all asked for the break to go ahead as planned, saying families, students and teachers need it.
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Lecce called postponing the break – a decision based on the advice of the province’s chief medical officer – an important way schools can help limit community transmission.