Maplewood Secondary School will not open Tuesday as planned: OCDSB [Video]

A new high school in Stittsville that was set to open Tuesday will remain closed for at least another day.

Maplewood Secondary School on Cope Drive was not ready to open on Sept. 3, when students in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) returned to classes, requiring Grade 9 students to learn at home and grades 7 and 8 students to spend the first two weeks of school at D.A. Moodie Intermediate in Bells Corners, about 10 kilometres away.

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Families were told on Sept. 6 that a tentative opening date of Sept. 17 was set for Maplewood, but on Monday afternoon, families learned the school would not open on Tuesday as expected.

“Unfortunately, Maplewood Secondary School did not receive the occupancy permit to open tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17th. The occupancy inspection found outstanding deficiencies which we expect to be resolved very shortly,” a notice sent to parents and …