Here is which northeastern Ontario school boards are closed Friday and which ones are open
As the CUPE education support worker strike prompts a mass walkout across the province, here is the list of school boards in northeastern Ontario that are closing and which ones are staying open.
ENGLISH PUBLIC
Algoma District School Board (Sault Ste. Marie): Will be open
District School Board North East (Timmins): Will be open
Near North District School Board (North Bay): Will be open
Rainbow District School Board (Sudbury): Will be closed
FRENCH PUBLIC
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario CSPGNO (Sudbury): Will be open
Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (North Bay): Will be closed if there’s a strike
ENGLISH CATHOLIC
Huron Superior Catholic District School Board (Sault Ste. Marie): Will be closed
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board (North Bay): Will be open
Northeastern Catholic District School Board (Timmins): Will be closed if there is a strike
Sudbury Catholic District School Board (Sudbury): Will be open
FRENCH CATHOLIC
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario CSCNO (Sudbury): Will be open
Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord (North Bay): Will be open as long as safety can be assured.
Here is where CUPE is picketing in northeastern ontario.
Details about the labour distruption here.
Correction
This story has been updated to correct the status of schools with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, which will be open.
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