Centretown elementary schools remain open today, according to tweets from the Ottawa –Carleton District School Board.
Although no regular instruction will be provided and bus services are cancelled, children dropped off at the school by parents will be supervised.
The decision to keep schools open on the day the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario had planned a walkout came after the Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled the walkout was illegal early Friday morning.
Members of ETFO will comply with the ruling and will not participate in the walkout, according to a press release issued by ETFO this morning.
“We expect teachers to be in their classrooms this morning to continue the important work they do every day,” said Education Minister Laurel Broten in a statement.
The decision to open Ottawa schools has caused much confusion for parents after the OCDSB announced several times overnight through twitter that all schools would be closed today regardless of the OLRB ruling.