Vancouver elementary school classes to resume next week following flooding – BC
Parents of pupils attending Sir James Douglas Elementary School now know where their children will be attending classes from the end of next week after flood damage forced the school to temporarily close.
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In a letter to parents obtained by Global News, parents are told the 527 students will be able to resume classes on January 5, 2023.
“What I can tell you today is that we can commit to resuming classes for Thursday 5th January 2023,” wrote Kevin Land and Meghan Gomes, Principal and Deputy Principal.
“We understand that this will add a few more days to the winter break and will pose challenges for families to organize childcare.”
For families struggling to arrange childcare for the days the school remains closed, the school has set up an online portal to “keep in touch with childcare options on Tuesdays and Wednesdays,” the letter said .
Parents can find the online portal on the Vancouver School Board website.
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In a second note sent to parents on Friday afternoon, the school provided a list of students who will be attending classes.
Kindergarten through 5th grade English students in Divisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 attend classes at Moberly Elementary at 1000 East 59th Ave.
English students in Grades 6 and 7 in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 have classes at Trudeau Elementary at 449 East 62nd Ave.
“We are aware of the need to cross Knight Street as part of the walk and will be working on plans to help students walk to and from school safely,” Land and Gomes wrote.
French Immersion students from Grades 4 through 7 in Divisions 15F, 16F, 17F, 18F, 19F, 20F, 21F, and 22F go to the South Hill Swing Site at 5987 Prince Albert St.
South Hill Swing Site students, we will be sharing the building with students and staff from Livingstone Elementary who are currently using part of the space while awaiting their move back to their school in early February.
“We recognize that no solution is ideal, but believe we have landed on a plan that best meets the needs of the majority of students, families and staff,” the letter reads.
According to officials, the flooding happened during the winter break when frozen pipes ruptured at the school.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story stated that classes in the elementary school will resume on January 5th. Classes for the students will resume, but they will take place at a different location. Global News regrets the error.
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