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.
Lecce made the announcement at Queen's Park on Thursday. All students began the month of January with remote learning as part of a provincial lockdown.