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News23 December 2020
By Sue Tiffin
Prior to heading home for the holidays, students across the province were told to pack their school bags with everything they might need to study at home in case schools didn’t open as planned after the winter break.
At a Dec. 21 press conference, Premier Doug Ford announced a 28-day province-wide lockdown, bumping a Jan. 4 return to in-person learning to Jan. 11 for elementary students and Jan. 25 for secondary students.
Wes Hahn, director of education with Trillium Lakelands District School Board, sent a letter home to families on Dec. 17 noting the school board was preparing for online learning in case the break was extended. A Dec. 21 update from the school board confirmed students currently enrolled in in- person learning will have access to online learning beginning the week of Jan. 4.