11 Toronto schools closing due to COVID-19 outbreaks: TDSB

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says 11 schools will close and switch to remote learning as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks.

The schools will close on Tuesday until further notice. The TDSB says the closures come on the advice of Toronto Public Health.

The affected schools are:

• Charles E Webster PS
• D A Morrison MS
• Danforth Tech CI
• Donwood Park PS
• East York CI
• Ellesmere-Statton PS
• Etienne Brule JS
• Grenoble PS
• Lillian PS
• Riverdale CI
• Valley Park MS

The closures come as Peel Region announced on Tuesday that it is closing schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19.

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Toronto Public Health (TPH) released a statement saying it has no current plans to follow Peel’s lead and would “continue to manage risk on a school-by-school basis.”

On the advice of @TOPublicHealth students and staff at the following schools are being dismissed effective tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6 to allow TPH additional time to investigate COVID cases.

All students will be moving to remote learning at this time. pic.twitter.com/CQrWUr57AW

— Toronto District School Board (@tdsb) April 5, 2021