Share this Story: Lessons learned: Why many Canadian schools are staying open in COVID's third waveLessons learned: Why many Canadian schools are staying open in COVID's third wave 'If there is room for choices, schools would be the last thing I would personally recommend closing and would be the first to open up again' Photo by Nathan Denette/The Canadian PressArticle content Schools are staying open in many areas of Canada even as Ontario and Quebec announce new lockdowns in response to a spiking third wave of the COVID pandemic. Try refreshing your browser, or Lessons learned: Why many Canadian schools are staying open in COVID's third wave Back to video Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said that protecting students’ mental health was a factor as well as learning in the decision to keep schools open. “It is a very, very hard trade off and we know that if schools stay open we will see more infection,” Dr. Brown said. The decision to keep Ontario schools open comes as the province goes into a broad lockdown, but with many activities still permitted, including in-person religious services at 15 per cent capacity. But let’s not let up our guard — student mental health & learning is too important.

Source: National Post April 02, 2021 10:02 UTC