High school students (Secondary 3, 4, and 5) will be returning to class full-time across all of Quebec starting Monday.
Premier François Legault made the announcement this afternoon at a press conference, stating it is one more way the province can further ease its COVID-19 restrictions.
“And for me, that is wonderful news, because that's where our children should be, in school every day," Legault said.
Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda added that reopening schools is always "a risk," but that the risk is manageable.
Legault also announced that seniors living in group homes where 75 per cent of residents have been vaccinated will be allowed to eat again in their group dining rooms starting March 24.
“We’re resisting the variants and the third wave, but the battle is not over,” Legault said at a news conference at the legislature.