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Schools To Go Dark For Weeks

All of Ontario’s publically funded schools are going to be closed after classes tomorrow, and remain that way for two weeks past March Break.

In a release, the provincial government states, “Based on advice from Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and the experts at the COVID-19 Command Table, the Minister of Education has issued a Ministerial Order to close all publicly funded schools in Ontario for two weeks following March break, in response to the emergence in Ontario of COVID-19. This order was approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.”

This means that Ontario schools have been ordered to remain closed from March 14 through to April 5, 2020.