Schools in Toronto, Peel and York regions to return to in-person learning on Feb. 16
The Ontario government says schools in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will reopen for in-person learning on Feb. 16, while students in Durham and Halton regions and those outside of the Greater Toronto Area will return to the classroom on Feb. 8.
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Students in other regions that haven t yet returned to the classroom will do so Feb. 8
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Posted: Feb 03, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 4
An empty playground in a schoolyard is shown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
and Windsor-Essex.
Before and after school child care programs can open the same day schools are allowed to open, the government said.
“We know how critical getting kids back to school is for the mental health and the development of our children,” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said at a press conference Wednesday.
“But perhaps most importantly, while kids stayed home to learn remotely and with the introduction of tough measures and the stay-at-home orders … we have seen a consistent decline in community transmission.”
Ontario’s seven-day average of new cases stands at 1,675. That’s down from a peak of 3,555 on Jan. 11.
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