Commentary The Ontario government recently announced that all school boards will be required to provide a remote learning option for students during the entire 2021/22 school year. In making this announcement, education minister Stephen Lecce claimed that he was providing this choice in response to parental demand. Whether or not some parents want remote learning, this announcement has all the hallmarks of a hastily made decision. In fact, it will cause more problems than it solves. For example, this announcement assumes that a remote learning option will still be needed for the upcoming school year. This assumption is unwarranted, particularly since the majority of Ontario residents will likely be immunized before the beginning of September. Once we have most people vaccinated, there will no longer be a need for public health restrictions. Thus, requiring school boards to provide remote learning options for the entire school year is an unnecessary expense …