All schools in the Nipissing Parry Sound Catholic School Board (NPSC) will be closed to students next Tuesday.
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) announced its members will take part in a one-day withdrawal of services province-wide. The OECTA represents all elementary, secondary, and occasional teachers across the NPSC.
The schools to be closed are:
- St. Joseph Scollard Hall
- Holy Cross
- Mother St. Bride
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sturgeon Falls)
- Alexander
- Francis
- Gregory (Powassan)
- Hubert
- Luke
- Theresa (Callander)
- Victor (Mattawa)
NPSC says parents are encouraged to make alternate arrangements for children prior to the strike. School transportation will be running, but students of an NPSC school should not board the bus.
The board adds that all field trips, sports, extra-curricular activities and practices scheduled for before and after school hours have been cancelled.
Schools will reopen on Wednesday.