Ontario students are heading back to class in September.
Premier Doug Ford announcing that children will head back on September 8th, 2020, five days a week.
All publicly funded schools and childcare centres will reopen in September for full time learning.
Elementary students will be in school full time, and their classes won't be broken up into smaller groups.
Parents will also have the option to keep their kids out of class, and boards must provide options for remote learning.
Students will remain with their specific class all day, desks will face forward, and all staff will wear PPE.
There will also be one-way hallways, occupancy limits for common areas and staggered lunches.
The province says high school students at two dozen boards, including Niagara's, will only attend class half the time, with a maximum class size of 15.
Those students will receive ``curriculum-linked independent work'' on days when they are not in class.
The government is also announcing $309 million in funding to make the plan work, including $60 million for personal protective equipment and $80 million for extra staffing.
Cloth masks will be required for students in grade 4-12. They will be optional for younger grades.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says there will be 1m of distancing in conjunction with masking. 'We believe this will be safe for both elementary and high schools in Ontario."
