Maplewood Secondary School: City inspecting school again Thursday, parents told [Video]

Parents and guardians of students who were supposed to be attending a new high school in Stittsville gathered at a nearby elementary school for a public meeting on the ongoing delays keeping Maplewood Secondary School closed.

Families heard that the City of Ottawa is coming to inspect the school again on Thursday and, if it passes inspection, students should be in their new classrooms by next week.

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The high school was supposed to be open for the new school year, welcoming students in grades 7 to 9, but it didn’t have the proper occupancy permitsin time for Sept. 3. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) had to go with a backup plan. Grade 7 and 8 students would be bussed to D.A. Moodie Intermediate School in Bells Corners, about 10 kilometres away from Maplewood, while Grade 9 students would be …