Following the provincial government’s announcement Tuesday of its decision to keep Ontario’s elementary and secondary schools closed for the remainder of the current 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19 concerns, the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) has posted a ‘(May 19, 2020) Message to Parents: Schools Remain Closed for Remainder of School Year’ announcement on its website
“We’ll be providing more information as plans are determined around graduations and summer learning,” wrote Fran Walsh, ADSB communications officer, in an email to SooToday.
Online learning will continue at home for students. Ontario states students who were headed for graduation before the COVID-19 shutdown of schools will receive their report cards.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Tuesday a summer learning program will be put in place for “credit recovery” for students in Grades 9 to 12, also giving Grade 8 students a chance to work ahead.
Lecce said the province will reveal details of how education will look in the 2020-2021 school year before the end of the current school year in June.
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (H-SCDSB) officials were not immediately available for comment, but the Huron-Superior board does provide COVID-19 updates on its website
