Larger classes, mandatory online courses will hurt rural students, warns Renfrew County school board

The public school board in Renfrew County says the province’s plan to increase class sizes and make e-learning mandatory in high schools will hurt the quality of education students receive in the predominantly rural area.
Larger class sizes will make it difficult for the board to offer a variety of courses, said Renfrew County District School Board chair Susan Humphries in a letter to Ontario Education Minister Lisa Thompson.
She also raised the spectre of school closures, saying the chang