More Ontario Schools Reopen for In-Person Learning Today

More Ontario Schools Reopen for In-Person Learning Today
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce take a tour of Kensington Community School on Sept. 1, 2020. Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—More of Ontario’s schools are reopening for in-person learning today.

Students in 13 public health units, including Hamilton and Windsor, will return to physical classrooms.

But in three COVID-19 hot spots—Toronto, Peel, and York Region—schools will remain closed until Feb. 16.

All students in Ontario began January with online learning as part of a provincial lockdown.

The province then took a staggered approach to reopening schools, allowing those in northern Ontario and rural areas to resume in-person learning first.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government is taking a number of steps to enhance safety in schools, such as more stringent screening for high schoolers and asymptomatic testing across the province.