Education Minister Stephen Lecce says school boards will have to make individual decisions on whether to proceed with next week's Grade 9 standardized test in math.
Amid a contentious round of contract negotiations, public high school teachers in Ontario have been on a work-to-rule campaign since November that includes not preparing students for that test.
Boards were set to start administering the test on Monday, but given the job action, Lecce says boards will have to decide whether to proceed or delay the test to June.
He says the test provides valuable information to students, families, and the province about how students are performing in math.
The announcement comes the same day as high school teachers stage a one-day strike in select boards across the province, the latest in a series of rotating strikes.
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association also announced today that they will be starting an administrative work-to-rule campaign on Monday, including not participating in standardized testing, preparing report cards or participating in Ministry of Education initiatives.