Toronto District School Board

• Toronto schools ordered to close temporarily due to rising COVID-19 cases

  The order by Dr. Eileen de Villa is effective as of Wednesday and will be in place until at least April 18.

  Health

  Apr 6
• Toronto parents grapple with ‘confusing’ COVID-19 school guidelines

  A COVID-19 student screening tool by Toronto Public Health leaves parents perplexed as recovered children re-isolate for an extended period due to the same outbreak in the family.

  Health

  Mar 22
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• Pick-up truck crashes into Toronto school, no injuries reported: police

  Police were called to George Harvey Collegiate Institute at around 8:50 a.m. Monday for reports a truck crashed into the school.

  Canada

  Mar 22
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• How one TDSB school is dismantling racism and celebrating the Black Community

  'Aside from COVID-19, our BIPOC students were suffering. They were going to be coming back to school and ... needing the right educators to have those brave conversations.'

  Education

  Mar 15
• Heavy snowfall in Toronto-area forces some school boards to close in-person learning

  However, the Toronto District School Board says schools remain open for those returning to in-person learning, but all buses are cancelled.

  Weather

  Feb 16
• Toronto’s public school board has a ‘serious racism problem’: report

  A report by the Toronto District School Board's Human Rights Office has highlighted a troubling increase in anti-Black racism over the last few years.

  Education

  Feb 12
• Southern Ontario school boards say they’re unable to track complaints of anti-Black racism

  Public and Catholic school districts in the GTHA that spoke to Global News claimed to have "no central tracking system" or "location from which we could pull the data."

  Education

  Feb 2
• Support staff begin work stoppage due to COVID-19 safety concerns at Toronto special needs school

  The principal from Beverley School said staff have "exercised their right to being a work refusal process."

  Education

  Jan 26
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• Parents of Ontario special needs students claim they’ve been given no guidance for new year

  Many parents claim children aren't able to learn virtually and much of January will be spent doing at-home, online learning across all school districts.

  Education

  Dec 31, 2020
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• Investigation underway after anti-Black racist comments made during TDSB Zoom meeting

  "Unfortunately, at the end of the presentation, unacceptable and hateful language appeared in the chat."

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2020