Common Sense Coming Back Into Fashion

School board set to grow up

Finally moving past blaming Mike Harris, trustees stop balking and get ready to close facilities
By MOIRA MACDONALD

For longtime Toronto District School Board watchers, what happened at the TDSB's meeting last Wednesday night when trustees voted to forge ahead with closing pools and schools was jaw-dropping. The change-defying, split-down-the-middle voting blocs are history.

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