What you should know about today's education strikes

The highlights:

• No strikes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday.
• Schools in Catholic and French-language boards will close on Thursday.
• English public schools in the Belleville area and some French schools in Trentonwill also close Thursday.

Rotating education union strikes will close some local schools on Thursday.

Ontario English Catholic Teachers'Association (OECTA) members are striking across the province that day as are members of theAssociation des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens(AEFO).

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) is also striking in certain boards, includingthe Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board and someFrench schools in the Trenton region.

The other major education union, ETFO, does not have any strikes planned this week.

• Education unions lead thousands in job action at Queen's Park
• OECTA suspends rotating one-day strikes and returns to bargaining table

MondayMar.2to Wednesday Mar. 4

No schools are affected by strikes.

Thursday, Mar. 5

Ottawa Catholic School Board

All elementary, intermediate and secondaryschools are closed.

Before- and after-school programs are cancelled for the day, althoughall Ottawa Catholic Child Care Corporation Toddler and Preschool programs and all EarlyOn Centres are open and will operate according to their regular hours.

Community use of schoolsisnotaffected by the one-day provincial strike.

Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario

All elementary and secondary schools are closed.

Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board

No school for Grade 9 to 12 students.

Students in junior kindergarten to Grade 8 are not affected.

Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario

All schools areclosed.

All before- and after-school programs for preschoolers, toddlers and children aged four to 12 are cancelled.

The childcare centre at Cit Jeunesse is alsoclosed for this date due to the OSSTF strike.

Daycare services offered by third parties may be open. Parents and guardians should contact their childcare provider for more information.

Conseil des coles catholiques du Centre-Est

All schools are closed.

Daycaresfor preschool children at its approximately 50 schools isnot affected, except atcole lmentaire catholique L'Envol,because its staff belong to the OSSTF.

Child care for school-age kids is up to thecommunity partners that run it.

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Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien

All schools are closed.

Daycare centres are open.

Before- and after-school care programs areopen as well, with the exception of schools served by the following providers: Le Jardin des Clins, Les Trois p'tits points cultural center and the Municipality of Russell.

Friday Mar. 6

No schools are affected by strikes.