Parents fear Toronto school for special needs could be headed towards closure

Parents at a downtown secondary school for students with special needs are concerned over signs the school may be headed towards being shut down.

Heydon Park Secondary School is the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) only small, student-centre public high school for young women, transgender and non-binary students with special needs.

Parents who gathered outside the school near Dundas Street and University Avenue on Thursday, say the TDSB halted admissions for Grade 9 students this academic year due to low enrollment.

“TDSB has canceled the open house, the Grade 8 open house so we won’t be getting new students, just like last year and they are going to use the reason that there’s low enrolment and I’m sure they’re planning to close the school down,” said Parent Council Co-Chair, Kam