Ontario Court Rules Boy Should Attend School in Person Over Father’s Objections

Ontario Court Rules Boy Should Attend School in Person Over Father’s Objections
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TORONTO—Ontario’s courts are wading into the debate over sending students back to school during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with one judge ruling a nine-year-old boy should return to in-person classes despite his father’s objections.

In a decision released late last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Andrea Himel said the case is one of many such disputes currently before the courts and seeking urgent resolution as schools prepare to reopen.