Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days’ notice if the government decides to send students back to classrooms for the last month of the academic year.Pediatric hospitals and doctors have been calling on the government to immediately reopen schools amid a decline in cases, saying in-person learning is crucial to children’s well-being.The province’s top doctor said Tuesday that he’d like to see schools reopen as early as next week in some regions.
The medical officers in Toronto and Peel Region said, however, that they were still watching to see if COVID-19 cases dropped further.