London District Catholic board, short hundreds of teachers, starts hiring
The London-area Catholic school board has hired 120 new employees amid a provincewide shortage of educators.
Catholic board: Omicron-shuttered schools set to reopen next week
Pupils are expected to return as early as Monday to three Catholic elementary schools closed due to multiple confirmed or likely cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Northwest London’s St. Marguerite d’Youville, west London’s St. Nicholas and downtown’s St. Mary Choir and Orchestra school are to reopen Dec. 13, said Vince Romeo, education director for […]
London Catholic board out to fill 600 jobs amid ‘perfect storm’ of labour needs
The London District Catholic school board, its enrolment booming, is looking to hire 600 employees, half of them teachers. Most of the new hires will be casual, but up to 300 substitute teachers are needed amid a surge in students that’s adding the equivalent of up to one new elementary school a year to the […]
Four schools in Glencoe, southwest of London, closed after wild night of rain
The public and Catholic school boards have closed four schools in the Glencoe area, as flooding prompted an emergency declaration in Middlesex County and several road closures.