It appears kids will be heading back to school, as planned, next Monday.
Multiple reports say the news was relayed by a spokesman for Premier Doug Ford last night, affecting both elementary and secondary schools.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced yesterday a deal was reached with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, allowing retired educators to work more days this year to address staff shortages.
Students were initially expected to return to the classroom January 3rd, but that was delayed by two days and then two weeks to give schools more time to provide N95 masks to staff and have more HEPA filters delivered.
However, many critics say not enough has been done to make schools safer for students or staff as cases of Omicron surge and hospitalizations rise across the province.