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

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to virtual class, some GTA school boards are using the new tool to avoid students losing a day of learning due to bad weather.

Rita Russo will begin her role in late January 2021, replacing Jennifer Leclerc, who is retiring.

York Region District School Board said Elder's Mills Public School in Vaughan is closed as a result of the school struggling to find replacements for teachers who were told to self-isolate.

"The renaming of the school is a way for the board to demonstrate its commitment to racial justice in general and to eliminating anti-Black racism in particular."

“Every time we came to a class we had to put hand sanitizer on, but wearing a mask was the most difficult part of school."

"There exist concerns that our students and staff could be exposed to the virus in airports and other public spaces, while on tour, or potentially even endure lengthy quarantines."

An online petition circulating among parents in the region north of Toronto, which has a large Chinese population, calls on schools to ask students whose families have recently travelled to China to stay home for 17 days of "self-quarantine."

According to both the York Region and Toronto district school boards, new agendas have been ordered, and the covers will be replaced at no cost to parents or guardians.

"We take decisions around closing schools very seriously. We put a lot of effort into keeping our schools open as much as possible for the safety of our students."