No Word Yet on March Break

Tuesday, 9 February 2021 04:24

By Tami Jeanneret

Will it stay or will it go?

Parents are still waiting to find out if March Break will be cancelled or not.

Yesterday, just as Niagara kids headed back to class, the province's official opposition called on the Ford government to make the call sooner rather than later.

NDP leader Andrea Horwath noting teachers are burning out and need a break.

But some of the province's top doctors want the break cancelled out of fear it will lead to more cases of the virus just like the Christmas break did.

Education Minsiter Stpehen Lecce has hinted a decision will come this wee

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