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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province’s public schools won’t be reopening on May 4 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ford said Education Minister Stephen Lecce will be providing more details on the announcement in the coming days.

“That does not mean that the year’s cancelled,” Ford said.

“The minister of education will be out over the next couple days.”

Ford didn’t provide additional details as to whether or not some of the year could be salvaged, or if class could be extended into the summer.

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This is the second time the date for reopening schools has been pushed back.

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The provincial government previously said schools would be closed until at least May 1 for teachers and May 4 for students.

The government has since launched a teacher-led online learning program for students, which includes graded work and credits.

The Premier announced today that students will not be returning to school on May 4 as previously scheduled. The Education Minister will provide more details in the days ahead and we will update the TDSB community as soon as we have more information. https://t.co/rCaUyjGFdX — Toronto District School Board (@tdsb) April 14, 2020

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