Thousands of students across the province, and locally, will be out of class today.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association is holding its second province-wide strike.

All schools at the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board are closed today.

Talks yesterday between the English Catholic teachers union and the province broke off without a deal, and no new talks are scheduled.

Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation and Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario members are holding one-day rotating strikes in other parts of the province today.

Students in JK to grade 8 will be impacted tomorrow and Thursday at the Near North Board.

(With files from The Canadian Press)

(File photo by station staff)

Filed under: Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Assocation