Province dropping $200 into the households of parents with high school students

News 100 blueBy Staff

December 23rd, 2020

BURLINGTON, ON

 

News about the schools  is pouring from every source, making it difficult for parents to keep up.

One piece of news that will help make their day – the province wants to give parents $200.

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Each of those students will attract $200 to the family budget.  Notice how this group is respecting the social distancing rules.

Parents of high school students in Ontario are eligible for a one-time payment of $200 per student to offset the cost of mandatory home learning this January.

Following the winter break, high school students will learn from home until Jan. 11 at the earliest, as part of the latest province-wide COVID-19 shutdown.

Premier Doug Ford announced on Dec. 21 that all schools in Ontario will remain closed after the winter break as part of the province wide COVID-19 shutdown, with secondary school students returning to the classroom on Jan. 11 in Northern Ontario and Jan. 25 in Southern Ontario.

Elementary school students across the province will also return to school on Jan. 11.

The province has made lump sum payments of $200 and $250 available twice this year for parents of children up to 12 years old or children and youth up to 21 years old with special needs, but this is the first time payments have been offered to parents and guardians of all students from 13 years old to those in Grade 12.

“While Ontario schools remain safe, we won’t take any chances following the holidays — we will pivot to teacher-led online learning to help protect against the spread of COVID-19 in our communities,” said Education Minister Stephen Lecce.

“We are providing direct financial support to parents of elementary, and now high school children. to help them get through this pandemic.”

The provincial government will post application instructions to the Support for Learners web page in January.

Applications for secondary school students will be open from Jan. 11 to Feb. 8. The application deadline for payments for children up to 12 years old or children and youth 21 years old and younger with special needs — which was announced in November — has also been extended to Feb. 8.

The Gazette will let you know when the application forms are ready.

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