Closing Toronto school pools would be devastating to communities, parents and instructors say

Kate Dupuis’s two kids love the swim lessons they get every week at their school in Toronto’s east end. Her 10-year-old daughter is developing into a great swimmer, and her six-year-old son recently came home bragging about plunging into the deep end. That could all come to an end as the Toronto District School Board considers a report that recommends closing more than half of its pools to help reduce a budget deficit.