Article content Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Dec. 21 that schools aren’t to blame for much COVID spread. But he’s requiring all publicly funding elementary and secondary school students to stay home an extra week and to participate in online learning from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Catholic board ready for online learning Back to video Grey-Bruce elementary school kids may return to their classrooms Jan. 11, while secondary school students will start remote learning Jan. 11 until Jan. 25, when they may return to class. Ford announced the school measures as part of a new provincial lockdown order effective Dec. 26. The province is allowing all elementary and secondary students in northern Ontario schools to return to class Jan. 11.