COVID-19 — At least 7 schools currently closed in London, Ont. “We have not been given any direction that online learning is going to happen after the break, so our message is just more about being prepared,” said Vince Romeo, the director of education for LDCSB.Mark Fisher, the director of education for the TVDSB, says the public board’s messaging is based on a recent surge in new cases of COVID-19 in the region, as well as the rise of the Omicron variant in Ontario.“We just don’t want anybody to be in a bad situation come January should they have to start the new year off learning remotely,” Fisher said.“We’ve tried to learn lessons from the past 20 months, but we do not have any inside information, it’s a little bit like trying to.