On March 14, GSL Director Steven Hoffman was a guest on 640 Toronto’s morning show to discuss Ontario’s decision to keep schools closed at least 2 weeks after the March break that officially starts today March 16.
On the program, Hoffman said that there are unforeseen consequences of a province-wide shutdown of schools, such as parents who are doctors or nurses having to decide if they needed to go to work or stay home with their children. He cited a policy implemented in New Brunswick that cautioned families not to travel during the March break and if they did, to self-isolate for two weeks upon return. That way, schools could go on and only students who had left the country would have to stay at home.
Listen to the full segment below:
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