Ontario School Closures

• List of Greater Toronto Area school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 18

  Many boards have said due to the winter storm aftermath cleanup, the roads and sidewalks are not safe for students and staff to attend school in-person.

  Education

  Jan 18, 2022
  
• Ontario will send rapid COVID-19 tests to hard-hit regions amid rising virus school shutdowns

  Government figures as of Thursday said 16 schools were closed due to COVID-19 outbreaks or other operational considerations.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2021
  
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• Toronto Public Health found private school broke COVID-19 lockdown rules: leaked report

  The school was told failing to comply could result in charges being issued under section 10 of the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA).

  Education

  Feb 12, 2021
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• Major GTA boards announce full school closures if CUPE education workers strike

  Toronto District School Board, Peel District School Board and York Region School Board sent letters to parents Thursday afternoon advising them to make other arrangements if the strike and school closures happen.

  Education

  Oct 3, 2019
• Education minister reveals 300 schools in Ontario considered for closure

  Three hundred schools in Ontario are on the chopping block, the education minister said Thursday, two days after she refused to provide a figure she called "arbitrary."

  Education

  Mar 9, 2017
• Ontario Progressive Conservatives call for school closure moratorium

  Ontario's Progressive Conservatives called Tuesday for a moratorium on school closures in the province and a review of the guidelines that determine them.

  Education

  Mar 7, 2017
• Ontario parents protest slew of rural school closures, claim funding model is faulty

  Parents who live in small towns and rural areas across Ontario are calling for a change in education funding as a number of boards are considering closing a slew of schools.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2016