Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce made an announcement today related to covid and its effects of the education of Ontario students.Lecce was asked the if students would return to school next year but he would neither confirm or deny whether he thinks children will go back to class, saying medical advice has not changed.
However, it was also announced that the Ontario government is providing more than $2 billion in new supports to advance and protect public education for the upcoming school year in 2021-2022.
The support includes more than $1.6 billion in resources to respond to COVID-19 and an $85.5 million to support learning recovery and renewal.
Lecce shared that Ontario students can choose to take all their classes online when the new school year begins in September.
Lecce adds, that this will allow parents time and clarity to prepare for September if they aren’t comfortable with in-person learning at that time. The announcement comes at a time when critics are demanding to know what plan the government has in place for students trying to learn in the Covid-19 pandemic.
