Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce will make an announcement Thursday afternoon.

Lecce is expected to announce a decision on whether or not March Break will be cancelled for the province’s schools.

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Last week, Lecce said he was waiting for advice from Ontario’s chief medical officer before making a final decision.

The province’s largest teachers’ union has called on the government to keep March break in place, saying students, families and teachers need the time off.

Schools across Ontario, except those in three Greater Toronto Area hot spots, have resumed in-person learning after a stretch of online classes.

Students in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region return to physical classrooms on Feb. 16

Lecce will be joined by Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health.