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Etobicoke school moving to remote learning after COVID-19 cases discovered

A nurse gets a swab ready to perform a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. The Canadian Press file

An Etobicoke elementary school is moving to remote learning as health officials investigate several COVID-19 cases at the facility.

Toronto Public Health (TPH) said it recommended that students at Greenholme Junior Middle School, located near Kipling Avenue and Albion Road, be temporarily dismissed from in-person classes and activities starting Friday.

Health officials said 10 COVID-19 cases have been identified at the school.

Close contacts have been notified, asked to stay home, monitor for symptoms and get tested, officials said.

TPH said dismissing the school is a “precautionary measure” aimed at preventing further spread of COVID-19.

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The Toronto District School Board said all students at the school will move to remote learning.

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It’s not yet clear when in-person classes will resume.

Earlier this week, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute on Mill Road also moved to remote learning amid a COVID-19 investigation.

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