Keene said rising case numbers within the community also factored into the decision to have those two schools operate virtually.
The board consulted with Thunder Bay District medical officer of health Dr. Janet DeMille, Keene added, who supported shifting those schools to virtual learning but indicated it wasn t necessary to do that for all schools.
Keene said the transition to virtual learning for Westgate is relatively easy because high schools are already operating online for half the day. He said Monday is being spent as a transition day for Kingsway, as students and staff prepare to operate virtually.
Multiple schools impacted by COVID-19