Waterloo's Elizabeth Ziegler Public School closed for rest of week over safety concerns

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 04, 2025 8:55 AM EST | Last Updated: March 5

Elizabeth Ziegler Public School successful Waterloo, Ont., volition beryllium closed for the remainder of the week aft information concerns were raised astir the building's facade.

The Waterloo Region District School Board says installation services unit and contractors volition beryllium astatine the schoolhouse to behaviour structural testing. The nonstop concerns with the facade of the schoolhouse were not released.

The schoolhouse committee had initially made the determination to adjacent the schoolhouse connected Tuesday. At that time, the program was to support the schoolhouse closed for lone 2 days: Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, the nationalist schoolhouse committee decided to to widen the closure to see Thursday and Friday.

The schoolhouse closure volition beryllium followed by March Break, which means students won't beryllium backmost successful people until March 17.

Before and aft schoolhouse programs tally astatine the schoolhouse are besides closed.

"The determination to adjacent the Elizabeth Ziegler gathering was made retired of an abundance of caution for the information and well-being of students and staff," the committee said successful a statement. "During this closure, families are asked not to entree the schoolhouse gathering oregon the property."

A motion connected the school's beforehand tract says there is roadworthy enactment underway connected Moore Avenue. In an emailed statement, the metropolis of Waterloo told CBC News determination is no nexus betwixt the roadworthy work and the schoolhouse closure.

Students volition determination to distant learning for the adjacent 2 days.

"We cognize that a schoolhouse closure tin beryllium disruptive for students and families. Staff and contractors are moving to unfastened the schoolhouse safely and arsenic rapidly arsenic possible," the committee said.

The school's gathering was constructed successful 1931 and is an illustration of the Gothic Revival style. A superior schoolroom helping was added to the schoolhouse successful 1954 and a gym was built successful 1986. Further renovations to the Kindergarten helping were made successful 2013.