Acting Superintendent Robert Johnson says the staggered start date is to help grade nine students transitioning to high school. He says some of the students come from smaller schools and moving to a larger one can be intimidating.
Johnson says the goal is to put students at ease in their new school and hopefully reduce some bullying as well.
Some parents are sending their little ones off to the first day of Kindergarten today. By mid-August there were 33 more kindergarten students registered than the same time last year but that's not necessarily an indication of more students.
Johnson says registration which now takes place in October gives parents an opportunity to come and visit the school. The school district can offer support programs if children need to be worked with.
