In the absence of a collective agreement being reached between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (OSSTF) and the provincial government, OSSTF will be proceeding with their planned province wide one-day full withdrawal of services as previously communicated.

As a result, this is final confirmation that ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS in Bluewater District School Board will be CLOSED to students on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

All elementary and secondary schools in Bluewater District School Board will reopen to students on Thursday, January 16, 2020.

source: media release, BWDSB