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• Toronto-area schools changing outdoor breaks amidst wildfire smoke

  Environment Canada issued an air quality statement for Toronto and its surrounding cities warning of high pollution coming from forest fires in Ontario and Quebec. 

  Environment

  Jun 6
  
• Some school closures already announced in Ontario for Friday ahead of winter storm

  As Ontarians brace for a winter storm set to hit the region on Thursday, several school boards have already announced closures and bus cancellations for Friday.

  Education

  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Ontario education minister orders school board to ‘honour the Queen’

  A memo from York Region District School Board told teachers that discussions surrounding the queen's death could remind students of personal losses they may have experienced.

  Education

  Sep 15, 2022
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• Richmond Hill high school moved to online learning amid threat investigation: school board

  "School will reopen to students in-person on June 6," the email reads. 

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2022
• Threat made in video posted to social media prompts hold and secure at Aurora, Ont. schools

  York Police say a video posted online which appears to show a teen "holding what appeared to be a firearm" prompted a hold and secure at two Aurora, Ont., schools on Monday.

  Crime

  May 30, 2022
• 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
• YRDSB trustees vote to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Public School in Markham

  YRDSB isn't the first board to make a decision to change the name of a school in wake of the residential school discoveries.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2021
• Vaughan Secondary School formally renamed in honour of Hodan Nalayeh after community advocacy

  "If she was here with us today, (she) would say that she wants all of us to continue to follow our dreams, our passions, that we are here in this life to live life to the fullest."

  Education

  May 19, 2021
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• York Region District School Board pulls police officers from public schools

  The school board says it's pausing programs with York Regional Police, including school resource officers and youth education officers.

  Education

  Apr 1, 2021
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• Pandemic changes policies on ‘snow days’ for some Greater Toronto Area school boards

  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.

  Education

  Dec 1, 2020