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The Ottawa public school board’s newest high school in Stittsville will not be ready for the first day of classes, forcing some students to bus to another school and Grade 9 students to learn virtually at the start of the school year.
Maplewood Secondary School on Cope Drive was scheduled to open on Sept. 3, with 807 students in Grades 7-9 from the Stittsville area.
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In a letter to parents, the Ottawa Carleton District School Board says there are a “number of outstanding safety issues” with the school, and the board will implement its contingency plan for a “minimal period of time” at the start of the 2024-25 school year.
“OCDSB has decided it is in the best interest of the students and staff to implement the contingency plan for Maplewood Secondary School,” A.J. Keene, …
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