By Kate Bouey

BC schools to remain closed after break

Mar 17, 2020 | 12:48 PM

School students in B.C. will have an extended Spring Break.

Education Minister Rob Fleming says schools will stay closed until further notice due to the pandemic.

He says all students will receive a final mark regardless of what happens and those in Grade 12 will graduate if their marks allow it.

He says it’s too early to say if there will be any grad celebrations.

Fleming expects all districts and independent schools to prepare for some type of learning continuity once the official spring break is over.

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