Ontario schools will stay closed until at least May.
The provincial government's extended the closure order to May 4th, with a second phase of "Learn at Home" to connect students with teachers and other school staff, including mental health workers.
It is also expected to re-establish teacher-led learning, with five hours of work per week for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students, focusing on literacy and math; five hours per week for Grades 4 to 6, focusing on literacy, math, science, and social studies; ten hours a week for Grades 7 to 8, focusing on math, literacy, science, and social studies; and three hours of work per course per week for semestered Grade 9 to 12 students, or 1.5 hours for non-semestered students.
There's also a requirement for final report cards for all students, with laptops or devices to be distributed from schools, as needed.
The ordered closure of licensed child care centres and private schools has only been extended to April 13th, as the emergency declaration only allows the closures to be extended by fourteen days at a time.