The plans for Ottawa and eastern Ontario school boards if CUPE begins strike action on Monday

Thousands of students in Ottawa and eastern Ontario will shift to online learning next week if education workers hit the picket lines.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed a five-day notice to go back on strike, saying contract talks with the Ontario government "broke down" again. The notice means education workers could go on strike on Monday, forcing some schools to close.

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the plans for school boards in Ottawa and eastern Ontario.

OTTAWA CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD

The Ottawa Catholic School Board says if CUPE members go on strike, all schools will be closed to in-person learning and students will move to remote learning.

"We will do this because operating in-person learning without CUPE staff is unsafe. If the strike occurs, we will do our best to ensure that learning continues for all students," the board said in a letter to parents.

Students will follow their regular school day schedule while online.

OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

All Ottawa public schools will remain open.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board says CUPE does not represent any employees in its schools.

CONSEIL DES ECOLES CATHOLIQUES DU CENTRE-EST

Ottawa's French Catholic school board says some schools will be closed to in-person learning if CUPE members go on strike.

Students at the following schools will shift to online learning in the event of a strike:

• All CECCE elementary schools in Ottawa and region will be closed for in-person learning, except Au Coeur d'Ottawa, L'Envol in Quinte West, Notre-Dame in Kemptville and Mgr-Rémi-Gaulin in Kingston
• L’École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier à Kingston will be closed
• L’Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel à Brockville will be closed
• Le Centre scolaire catholique Jeanne-Lajoie à Pembroke will be closed

CONSEIL DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES DE L'EST DE L'ONTARIO

Ottawa's French public school board says if CUPE members go on strike, all schools will be closed to in-person learning.

On Monday, schools will shift to asynchronous learning, and then move to synchronous virtual instruction on Tuesday.

UPPER CANADA DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

The Upper Canada District School Board says if CUPE members go on strike, schools will be closed to students.

"More information will come regarding remote learning in the event of a strike," the board said on Wednesday.

"CUPE represents a significant portion of our workforce, including custodians, early childhood educators, educational assistants, school office staff, IT staff, board office staff, and many other employees that are critical to operating our schools and supporting staff and students."

CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF EASTERN ONTARIO

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario says all schools will be closed to students on Monday if CUPE members go on strike.

The board provided no information about online learning in the event of a strike.

CUPE represents 600 employees at the board.

RENFREW COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

All Renfrew County District School Board schools will close to in-person learning in the event of a strike.

The board says all students will move to asynchronous learning starting on Monday, and begin synchronous learning on Wednesday, Nov. 23.

All extra-curricular activities will be paused during the CUPE job action.

RENFREW COUNTY CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

The Renfrew County Catholic District School Board says if CUPE members go on strike, students at 10 schools will move to asynchronous remote learning on Monday. Synchronous learning will begin on Tuesday.

The following schools will move to online learning in the event of a strike:

• St. Joseph's Elementary, Arnprior
• St. Anthony's, Chalk River
• St. Mary's OLGC, Deep River
• Bishop Smith Catholic High School, Pembroke
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Pembroke
• St. John Bosco, Barry's Bay
• St. Joseph's High School, Renfrew
• St. Andrew's, Killaloe
• Holy Name and Valleycrest, Pembroke
• St. Francis of Assisi, Petawawa

All other schools in the board will remain open for in-person learning.

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE DE DISTRICT CATHOLIQUE DE L'EST ONTARIEN

The board says schools will be closed to in-person learning in the event of a strike by CUPE members, with the exception of students in separate classes.

Children will do virtual learning on Monday with assignments given through Google Classroom, with real-time online learning starting Tuesday.

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LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

The Limestone District School Board says if education workers go on strike, all schools and buildings will be closed to students and the public on Monday.

"Families should have a contingency plan in place for Monday and potentially longer if central negotiations do not resume. We do remain hopeful that the parties will resolve this matter with a negotiated settlement," the board said.

ALGONQUIN AND LAKESHORE CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

All schools will be closed if education workers go on strike.

In the event of a strike, the board says:

• ​​Asynchronous online learning will take place for all students  
• Co-operative Education and Dual Credit programming will continue to run  
• No extracurricular activities will be running on school property  
• A​ll before or afterschool care programs will not be in operation at any ALCDSB school sites until further notice 

The following boards have not released information about the potential CUPE job action.

• Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board

CTVNewsOttawa.ca will update the story as school boards release more information about plans for the CUPE strike