Apparently you can't win.  In Leeds and Grenville there is a plan to shut half the schools because of decreasing enrollment. Instead of celebrating the small class sizes, something they would love to have in other parts of the province, the solution here is to close schools...so that classes become crowded again.  

It is interesting and odd that Official Plans do not generally mention education because that subject is dealt with by The Ministry of Education.  Surely a more comprehensive view is needed.  Schools are part of communities.  They should not be closed if there is a big negative impact for the community.  Such is the case in much of Leeds and Grenville.  Nor should communities be allowed to mushroom so that populations overwhelm the available schools.