School closures during Spanish Flu had significant impact on student progress

The last year of interrupted learning in Toronto amid the COVID-19 pandemic could have a lasting impact on student progress. This was the case 100 years ago when the Spanish Flu arrived. Melanie Zettler takes a look at how the 1918 pandemic was dealt with in Ontario schools and how the need to evolve and transform remains an issue today.

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