Ford’s office approved April letter to parents that in-person learning will return one day before closing schools

TORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford’s office approved a letter to parents that suggested schools would remain open for in-class learning after the April break, one day before changing course and closing classrooms indefinitely amid the third wave of COVID-19, emails show. The letter, which was published on social media on April 11, indicated that students would be returning to “additional layers of protection” following their one-week vacation and reassured parents that both Ford and the chief medical officer of health believed in-class learning was safe.-- More...