12 TDSB schools closed for COVID-19 outbreaks
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 7:20 am EDT
A grade six class room is shown at Hunter s Glen Junior Public School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Monday, September 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Another Toronto District School Board (TDSB) building has been closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak as schools ready for the holiday break on Friday.
Toronto Public Health has advised TDSB to shut down Nelson Mandela Park Public School.
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TDSB COVID advisory page lists three infections among students and three infections among staff at the Regent Park school.
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2 more TDSB schools shut down following COVID-19 investigations
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 3:34 pm EDT
Toronto District School Board building. (CITYNEWS/FILE)
Public health investigations into COVID-19 cases has now led to the shutdown of two more schools within the Toronto District School Board.
Toronto Public Health has advised the board to close Humber Summit Middle School, located in the area of Islington and Finch Avenues and Clairlea Public School in Scarborough.
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TDSB COVID advisory page lists two infections among students and two infections among staff at Humber Summit. The page says three cases are resolved at the school.
TORONTO Secondary students with the York Catholic District School Board will be moved to remote learning only for the final three days of instruction before the holiday break. The board says that a “cohort flip” was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, meaning that students would begin attending in-person classes with a new cohort of classmates that they had previously been learning online with. The board, however, says that it has decided to begin the new cohort schedule remotely “so that students and staff will not be exposed to additional contacts prior to Christmas.” The change is not expected to impact instruction at YCDSB elementary schools.
9 TDSB schools to stay closed until early January due to COVID-19
by News Staff
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 6:28 am EDT
A family walk past the sign at Thorncliffe Park Public School in Toronto on Friday December 4, 2020. Toronto Public Health closed the school due to a COVID19 outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Toronto District School Board has announced eight more schools will be closed until early January due to COVID-19 outbreaks, including a pair of East York schools that were set to re-open on Monday for in-class learning.
According to a tweet Sunday afternoon, the TDSB says on the advice of Toronto Public Health, City Adult Learning Centre, Humewood Community School, R.H. McGregor Elementary School, David Lewis Public School and Grenoble Public School will all be closed to students and staff until January 4.