Some Greater Toronto Area school boards will be closed to in-person learning on Tuesday — the first day back to the classroom for some after the region was dumped with a heavy overnight snowfall.
Schools are closed at York Region District School Board and York Catholic District School Board.
Peel District School Board said all schools and buses are cancelled, but “learning will continue at home through remote, synchronous instruction, where possible.”
Buses are cancelled and schools are closed for Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board with learning being done remotely.
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Snowfall warning issued for parts of southern Ontario with many areas expecting up to 25 cm.
However, the Toronto District School Board said schools remain open for those returning to in-person learning, but all buses are cancelled.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board echoed TDSB’s move and although school buses are cancelled due to road conditions, schools remain open for in-person and virtual learning.
Durham District School Board said elementary schools are open and secondary schools in Zones 1, 2, and 3 to switch to virtual learning. Buses are cancelled for Zones 1 to 3 but buses Zone 4 are running.
Durham Catholic District School Board said schools remain open but buses are cancelled for Zones 1, 2 and 3.
Halton Region District School Board is also closed to physical classroom instruction, even though that board had returned to in-person learning last week. Virtual learning for HBSD is also cancelled.
Heavy snowfall began late Monday into Tuesday dumping what is expected to be between 15 and 25 cm of snow, depending on the region.
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Snow has started and should intensify overnight – 15-25 cm for a large swath of southern ON including GTA by Tue. a.m. 25-35 cm from Hamilton to Niagara. High snow to liquid ratios make this snow fluffy, will blow around easily as NE winds pick up. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/FqpGOE40Cd
— Ross Hull (@Ross_Hull) February 16, 2021
Due to the significant snowfall overnight and the anticipated delays on the road, all buses are cancelled, however, all TDSB schools remain open for those returning to in-person learning today.
— Toronto District School Board (@tdsb) February 16, 2021
Today, on Feb. 16. school buses are cancelled due to road conditions but schools remain open for in-person and virtual learning.
— Toronto Catholic District School Board (@TCDSB) February 16, 2021
Due to emergency weather conditions, all schools and board locations are closed to students today, February 16, 2021.
PARENTS Do NOT send your child to school today. More info: https://t.co/OCLlbe6a5p #OnStorm— York Region DSB (@YRDSB) February 16, 2021
Please be advised that @ycdsb buses are cancelled today (Feb. 16) due to poor road conditions. All schools are closed. Do not send your child to school. Classes will take place online. Visit https://t.co/7dgPPm4Si8 for more information
— York Catholic District School Board (@YCDSB) February 16, 2021
On Feb. 16, 2021, all buses are cancelled & school buildings are closed to students due to inclement weather conditions.
Learning will continue at home through remote, synchronous instruction, where possible. pic.twitter.com/1jKxbRchQh
— Peelschools (@PeelSchools) February 16, 2021
ALL DPCDSB buses are cancelled today due to weather conditions. Schools will switch to remote learning for the day. https://t.co/yvAS2v22Me
— DPCDSB (@DPCDSBSchools) February 16, 2021
Tuesday, Feb. 16: All Halton District School Board schools (in-person & virtual) and workplaces are closed. School bus transportation is cancelled. pic.twitter.com/3Ej8fCfcP0
— HDSB (@HaltonDSB) February 16, 2021
Buses cancelled in Zones 1, 2, & 3. Buses running in Zone 4.https://t.co/vDMat5qnRr
Elementary schools remain open.
Secondary schools in Zones 1, 2, 3 to switch to virtual learning.
If your child’s bus is cancelled, & your child not attending, please report their absence pic.twitter.com/MZL6FWlNQe— Durham District School Board (DDSB) (@DurhamDSB) February 16, 2021
Transportation update for Tuesday, February 16, 2021: Buses are cancelled for Zone 1 (Brock), Zone 2 (Uxbridge) and Zone 3 (Scugog) due to road conditions. Schools remain open. https://t.co/ydS8T8VFZv pic.twitter.com/eKSfIXsg7C
— Durham Catholic District School Board (@DurhamCatholic) February 16, 2021