Ontario schools will remain open, April Break will proceed, Lecce says
by news staff, Lucas casaletto
Posted Apr 1, 2021 9:56 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 at 2:48 pm EDT
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaking at Queen s Park in Toronto on June 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says in-class instruction and April Break will go on as planned.
This comes after speculation classes would move online if the province increases COVID-19 regulations.
“Schools will remain open critical for students’ mental health & learning,” said Lecce in a tweet Thursday.
“The Chief Medical Officer of Health has said schools remain safe. Against third wave & VOCs, strong protocols have kept 98.7% of schools open and 74% without any cases. Students deserve to be in class.”
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Students have the option of taking an electronic version of the Grade 10 standardized test this year, just to test the platform. (Sofia Rodriguez/CBC)
Teachers unions are calling on the province to get rid of Ontario s Grade 10 literacy test, which is set to be administered online as a pilot project this year.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests are written in Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 9 and Grade 10.
The Grade 10 version tests literacy and is a usually a requirement for graduation, but that has been waived this year, as it was last year.
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