Stephen Lecce
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Ontario government reveals virtual school option for 2021-22, funding planRemote learning will be available for families as an option for their children, if they choose, for the 2021-22 school year across all boards, the government confirmed Tuesday.EducationMay 4
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Hamilton’s top doctor says school closures crucial to breaking COVID-19 ‘chains of transmission’Hamilton's medical officer of health said the widespread closure of schools in Ontario will be a "good chance" to break the transmission of COVID-19 in the community.NewsApr 12
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Ontario students move to virtual learning indefinitely amid record-high COVID-19 casesEducation Minister Stephen Lecce repeatedly reassured Ontarians that the government was focused on keeping schools open, as recently as a letter sent to parents on Sunday.EducationApr 12
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Ontario government expanding COVID-19 vaccines to educators in high-risk areasThe Ford government said education workers who support students with special needs across Ontario will also be eligible.HealthApr 7
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‘Schools will remain open’ and April Break will go ahead, Ontario education minister saysOntario's education minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday that schools will remain open as they are "critical for mental health and learning."HealthApr 1
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COVID-19: Ontario education minister says April break to go ahead as planned for nowStephen Lecce says the government will let families know "well in advance" if that changes following any recommendation from the province's top doctor.HealthMar 30
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COVID-19: ‘Every indication’ schools will remain open, Ontario education minister says"Every indication we have from the chief medical officer of health is that students will continue to go to school," Education Minister Stephen Lecce said.EducationMar 29
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Ontario could make remote learning a permanent part of school"I can't reconcile the minister's two contradictory positions that, a) face-to-face learning is so important and b) we're going to create an option where you're not engaged in it."EducationMar 25
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MPP Sam Oosterhoff affiliates himself with group that compares abortion to HolocaustNiagara MPP Sam Oosterhoff is scheduled to speak at an event titled 'Gen Z: Challenging Abortion in Politics' on Wednesday.PoliticsMar 15
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Ontario high schools can offer sign language classes in SeptemberEducation Minister Stephen Lecce says school boards will have the chance to offer second-language courses in both American Sign Language(ASL) and Langue des signes quebecoise(LSQ).CanadaMar 11
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