SD73 opts against reopening schools — for now
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Thompson School Board has closed the door on reopening schools in the district — at least for now.
Last night, the board unanimously voted against reopening Westsyde and Ralph Bell elementary schools in the district. The motion not to reopen those schools was contained in the district’s annual facilities report.
“We believed it to be more prudent this time to wait to look at reopening schools,” School Board Chair Meghan Wade told CFJC Today. “We have a small buffer and should we receive any capital dollars that we are advocating for so hard in the coming budget in February or the announcements that are coming in March, that would change the discussion.”
She added the district has no plans in the short term to place portables at either Westmount or Juniper in the coming year.