TORONTO More than 20 Toronto schools are being closed due to COVD-19 investigations as the city s public health unit defends their decision to keep facilities open to in-person learning. Toronto Public Health and various school boards confirmed the closures Monday night “Today, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has recommended the temporary dismissal of all school cohorts for the following schools as a result of ongoing COVID-19 investigations,” Toronto Public Health said in a statement to CP24. “Each COVID-19 case in a school requires a careful investigation to determine the potential risk to other individuals in that setting, and based on the findings of the investigation, decisions are then made on how best to protect the staff and students in the school, including dismissing some cohorts or all cohorts,” the statement read.
No further details have been provided about the COVID-19 investigations. The news comes hours after Peel Region’s public health unit announced it would be closing all schools on Tuesday in an effort to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus. The move to online learning will last until at least April 18. No other Ontario public health unit has said it would be closing schools and Minister of Education has consistently said that schools and child-care facilities should remain open during the provincewide shutdown. Toronto Public Health (TPH), meanwhile, has said that the city will closely monitor and assess COVID-19 cases in schools.
Last Updated Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:26AM EDT More than 20 Toronto schools are being closed due to COVD-19 investigations as the city s public health unit defends their decision to keep facilities open to in-person learning. Toronto Public Health and various school boards confirmed the closures Monday night “Today, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has recommended the temporary dismissal of all school cohorts for the following schools as a result of ongoing COVID-19 investigations,” Toronto Public Health said in a statement to CP24. “Each COVID-19 case in a school requires a careful investigation to determine the potential risk to other individuals in that setting, and based on the findings of the investigation, decisions are then made on how best to protect the staff and students in the school, including dismissing some cohorts or all cohorts,” the statement read.
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