The public school board in London, Ont., expects more concrete information from the province early next week on how long school closures will extend.
The Thames Valley District School Board’s director of education, Mark Fisher, told Global News on Thursday that he believes Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement either Monday or Tuesday with an update on the status of Ontario’s publicly-funded schools. “We definitely anticipate the school closure being extended,” said Fisher. “My best guess is that it’s going to be longer than two weeks.” On March 12, the Ontario government first announced that all publicly-funded schools would be shut down for two weeks after March Break due to concerns about the novel coronavirus.