Quebec Premier François Legault says the province is not ready to re-open schools on May 4 — a potential date he had previously floated — amid the coronavirus pandemic.
During his daily press conference on Monday, Legault said the government would need two weeks to prepare to send students back to school. “It’s out of the question to reopen schools in the short term,” Legault said.
Legault added that he didn’t have another date in mind yet but that the government is currently looking at what it can do in terms of reopening daycare services.
The news comes as a relief to Caroline Phaneuf, the chair of the English Montreal School Board Parents’ Committee (EMSBPC). The committee wants the province to consider re-opening schools in September at
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