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Peterborough area school boards preparing for virtual learning amid provincewide school shutdown
return to class after this week’s spring break, it won’t be in a brick-and-mortar classroom — it will be online.On Monday, the Ontario government announced it would close school buildings indefinitely in favour of remote learning as the province continues to see record-breaking COVID-19 infections and ICU admissions.Officials with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNCCDSB) and Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) say they’re ready to shift to virtual learning on Monday.“I think what we’ve learned operating in this year is expect the unexpected,” said PVNCCDSB communications manager Galen Eagle.“We were fully intending to reopening to in-person learning after the break, but