Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is bracing parents for the new normal on what would have been the first day back to class after March break.
He issued an open letter last night saying that the government is looking at ways to keep coursework going if the COVID-19 pandemic prevents classes from resuming on April 6 as planned.
Lecce announced earlier this month that the province’s publicly funded elementary and secondary schools would shutter for two additional weeks following March break.
Now he says that it’s possible students will have to continue their classes online during the global outbreak. The province has already created an online learning portal to help prevent students from falling behind, and is looking at expanding