Ontario students will return to school classrooms next week as planned.
Premier Doug Ford’s office tells The Canadian Press in-person learning will resume on Monday, January 17th.
After delaying the return from the holiday break by over a week, the government then allowed only virtual learning “at least” until the 17th amid widespread transmission of COVID-19’s Omicron variant.
Schools were shut and public-health measures were reinstated to stem the growing strain on the health system and COVID-related staff shortages across essential workforces.