Montreal, December 20, 2021- Following the most recent directives from the Ministry of Education and in response to the current epidemiologic situation in Quebec due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all English Montreal School Board youth and adult sector schools will be closed as of  Tuesday,  December 21. The EMSB Directorate wishes to advise of the following: • Elementary and high schools will be closed on December 21 and 22. Online learning will not be offered  on either of these two days. • Daycares will be open in elementary schools (except East Hill School) on December 21 and 22 for emergency workers. • In preparation for the return in January, devices are being distributed to all students who need one, and details concerning this distribution are  being provided by each individual school. • Schools will remain closed for in-person learning on January 6  and 7. Online learning will be offered on both those days at the secondary level. At the elementary level, January 6 will be