Toronto Public Health (TPH) recommended the temporary closure of 22 schools in the city Monday due to COVID-19 investigations.Eleven of the schools are part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), nine are a part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), one is a French school and another is listed as being independent.
The TDSB schools are:
Charles E Webster Public School
D A Morrison Middle School
Danforth Tech Collegiate Institute
Donwood Park Public School
East York Collegiate Institute
Ellesmere-Statton Public School
Etienne Brule Junior School
Grenoble Public School
Lillian Public School
Riverdale Collegiate Institute
Valley Park Middle School
The TDSB said all students at those locations will move to remote learning as COVID-19 cases are investigated.
Meanwhile, the affected TCDSB schools are:
St. Gregory Catholic School
James Culnan Catholic School
Blessed Trinity Catholic School
St. Brigid Catholic School
St. Patrick Catholic School
Neil McNeil High School
All Saints Catholic School
Stella Maris Catholic School
St. Anthony Catholic School
The school board said the facilities will move to online learning as well.
The TCDSB also noted that St. Charles Garnier and St. Roch Catholic schools, which had previously been closed due to COVID-19 investigations, will reopen for in-person learning Tuesday.
In total, between both boards, there are 31 schools closed in Toronto which also includes schools that were already closed before Monday due to COVID-19 — 17 from TDSB and 14 from TCDSB.
TPH said it also recommended the closure of George Etienne Cartier school and Abu Bakr.
“We will keep the school communities informed as soon as the reopening dates are confirmed
L.A.W