"In order to maximize instruction time for students, school boards and school authorities are encouraged to start their school year by Sept. 1."

Dr. Zoe Hyde of the University of Western Australia in Perth posted a thread on Twitter Thursday outlining "serious concerns'' about the document that was released by SickKids a day earlier.

"We are taking every precaution, investing more, and listening to the best medical advice in the country to keep students, staff, and families safe," Education Minister Stephen Lecce said.

A team of doctors released their recommendations Wednesday, putting more emphasis on hand hygiene than wearing masks or physical distancing.

A day after the Ontario government revealed schools will remain closed for in-person learning an accessibility advocate is questioning the plan to support students with special needs.

The Ontario government says an in-class school year will not be able to recommence during the coronavirus pandemic, however, online learning will continue.

The Ford government released its plan to get Ontario back to work as the COVID-19 curve flattens. But that plan doesn't necessarily include sending students back to class on a preferred timeline.

Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association president Liz Stuart says it was a particularly difficult round of negotiations as the Ontario government sought to implement what she called "significant cuts" to publicly funded education.

Students across Ontario began online learning Monday, more than three weeks after COVID-19 shuttered schools in the name of physical distancing.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation is the only one of the four major teachers' unions without a contract deal.