Letters to parents
January 20, 2020 Dear Parent/Guardian: This is a reminder that all TCDSB schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st. This is due to the job action planned by OECTA which represents all TCDSB teachers who will be engaged in a one day walk out on January 21, 2020. For more detailed information, please refer to the letter that was sent to everyone on January 15th .
The Board continues to be hopeful that an agreement can be reached soon between the Provincial Government and OECTA. We will continue to provide updates through our labour webpage: https://www.tcdsb.org/news/othernews/2020/pages/labourupdate.aspx and via Twitter: https://twitter.com/TCDSB
Thank you. TCDSB Communications Department
The following GTA school boards have indicated they will close in the event of a strike. Please check their websites for updated information.
CLOSED ►► Toronto District School Board
tdsb.on.ca
CLOSED ►► Toronto Catholic District School Board
tcdsb.org
CLOSED ►► York Region District School Board
yrdsb.ca
CLOSED ►► York Catholic District School Board
ycdsb.ca
CLOSED ►► Durham District School Board
ddsb.ca
CLOSED ►► Durham Catholic District School Board
dcdsb.ca
Halton District School Board
hdsb.ca
CLOSED ►► Halton Catholic District School Board
hcdsb.org
CLOSED ►► Peel District School Board
peelschools.org
CLOSED ►► Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
dpcdsb.org
The Ford government says it will give parents between $25 and $60 per day as compensation for the strike.
Who is eligible?
Parents with children in junior kindergarten to Grade 7 as well as children with special needs up to Grade 12 (or up to age 21) that are in a publicly funded school that has closed due to a strike.
This includes children who are Enrolled in daycare at a school or institution closed by a strike.
How much are parents eligible for?
The government has listed four different scales on its website that will be used in the event of a strike.
It will pay $60 for children that are six years old or under and attending a daycare that gets closed by a strike.
It will provide $40 a day for kids in junior or senior kindergarten and $25 per day for students in Grades 1 to 7 at schools affected by a strike.
It will also hand out $40 per day for students in junior kindergarten to Grade 12 (or aged 21 and under) with special needs.
How to apply?
The government has an online application or parents can also mail in a paper-based application. Instructions for mailed-in applications are on the form.
Parents are required to submit separate applications for each child. The government says if you have three kids, you must apply three times and only one parent can submit an application.
You will have four weeks to apply following the end of labour disruptions.
How and when will I be paid?
A recipient can either choose to be paid through direct deposit or by a cheque.
READ MORE: Elementary teachers to hold 1-day strike Monday, includes Toronto, York and Ottawa boards
If the recipient is paid by direct deposit, it will be on a weekly basis although it will take at least two weeks before you see some cash in your bank account.
If you are paid by cheque, you will get one lump-sum payment after the labour dispute comes to an end.
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