Ontario schools will not return to in-person learning in June: Premier Ford

After weeks of encouragement from the outgoing chief medical officer of health, a collaborative of epidemiologists and most local medical officers of health to return some or all schools to in-person learning in June, Ford said it just wasn’t worth it.

He said consultations with health experts over the past five days couldn’t give him the certainty he wanted. “Here’s what the experts couldn’t say, they couldn’t say whether returning to in class learning without more vaccinations would not add thousands of new COVID-19 cases,” Ford said Wednesday. “The experts couldn’t tell us that it wouldn’t spread dangerous variants and keep us from moving to other stages. As your premier, these aren’t risks I am willing to take.”

Schools in Toronto, Guelph and Peel Region closed in early April, with the rest of the province joining them after the “April Break” week.Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Education Minister Stephen Lecce take a tour of Kensington Community School to see the measures implemented as students return to school amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

You mean those anti maskers marching down Toronto streets calling for Ford to reopen didn't change reopening plans?!

The high schools kids should have been allowed to return, there only just started their last course. Atleast organized sports better come fast!

Good decision!

Good call! 👍

Ontario, be ready to be governed by the Libs of NDP come 2022. Good luck with that!

Open the borders

We knew it already !

Outdoor Graduation Ceremonies!!!!!!!! Woooohoooo!

Ford refused to keep schools safe. Schools could be opened if he: Capped classes at 15 Hired more teachers & EAs Invested in education instead of cutting over $1.6 this year Prioritized educator vaccines Improved classroom ventilation listened to experts & the science

Best decision ever!!!

Still can’t buy socks underwear so on

Good Decision

Ford's conservative card has been revoked for months. Big government should be illegal

He’s on drugs thousands of cases he’s flat out making up lies

Basically Ford said the experts know nothing why ask the experts when he had already made up his mind

Good call

good decision thanks

Of course not. It wouldn’t make any sense to open for a month

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