Student enrollment is up in the North Okanagan and Shuswap, School District 83 said Thursday.Relief is also on the rise, as the school district also announced that Parkview Elementary School in Sicamous will be reopened next month following an indefinite closure in September for an unexplained odour. The school district said the decision to close Parkview was made on the advice of Interior Health. The closure resulted in students being bused to Salmon Arm, an approximate distance of 30 kilometres.Many parents were unhappy with the decision, especially parents from rural Malakwa, which is approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Salmon Arm, as their children faced long commutes.The school district now says Interior Health has approved a return to Parkview, which could mean an end to those long bus rides. Story continues below advertisement In an email highlighting a board meeting on Oct. 15, the school district said “through extensive testing processes, SD83 was able to demonstrate that the source of the problem was transitory in nature (meaning temporary) and no longer presents a potential health threat to building occupants.”The school district noted that there are several tasks to be completed before students return, including repairs to possible water penetration points, increased… Read full this story
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