District 8 Has Fewer Students To Start The Year

Enrolment is down by 238 students is District 8 this year but, those numbers are expected to change this month. 11,461 students began classes this week and Superintendent Susan Tipper tells CHSJ News, many factors account for those changes including smaller numbers in kindergarten but large numbers graduating in high school.

Tipper says they have many foreign students this year and up to 15 students who haven't arrived yet but will before the end of September.

Tipper describes the start of the school year on Tuesday as a smooth opening with all the students coming to and getting home safely.