Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that the province will reopen schools in the five hot spot regions where the COVID-19 virus hit the hardest recently. Students attending schools in Toronto, Peel, and York regions will be able to return to in-classroom learning on Feb. 16. All remaining schools in Southern Ontario will start reopening for in-person learning on Feb. 8.  “I want to be clear that safety is, what has, and what will drive our decisions every step of the way. We will not put your child and your family at risk,” Lecce said.  “With the full support of the Chief Medical Officer of health and with the unanimous support of all local medical officers of health Ontario is ready to reopen our schools because it is safe.” The province has earlier introduced safety measures that include province-wide access to targeted asymptomatic testing for students and staff, using a …