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The Lakehead Public School Board and Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board were both advocating for students to return to the classroom before the end of the academic year. ....
Posted: Jun 03, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: June 3 Classrooms across Ontario will remain empty through the end of the school year after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that in-class learning won t resume until the fall. (Sofia Rodriguez/CBC) The directors of education for two Thunder Bay school boards had both been hoping students were going to be able to return to the classroom this month. Instead, students will spend the rest of the academic year learning online after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that virtual learning will continue across the province through the end of June. Lakehead District School Board Director of Education Ian MacRae said he wasn t totally surprised, but was still disappointed by the decision, and had wanted at least a regional reopening. ....
THUNDER BAY – Parents and students will have a limited window to determine whether or not they want to learn remotely in the fall. Public board registration opened on Friday and will close in one week. The Catholic board opened registration on Thursday and elementary students will have until April 26 to make a decision. High school students at the Catholic board will have until June 1. Administrators at both boards said they need as much lead time as possible in order to satisfy agreements with unions and allocate the proper resources. “The reason why there are tight time frames is that there are staffing implications and the ministry has said they will not fund our virtual schools for the upcoming school year, so it’s very important that we know what those numbers look like so we can staff for the new school year,” said TBCDSB director of education Pino Tassone. ....