2009-04-01:
04:15:55:
Residents in the North End will be pleased to know the Education Minister has decided to keep Hazen White-St. Francis and Lorne Middle School open for the coming school year. This means Princess Elizabeth will not become an elementary school. School District 8 had submitted the recommendation to the minister based on declining enrollment figures and the potential to save money.
Kelly Lamrock says new research suggests the communities surrounding these schools will undergo a period of population growth as a result of new low income housing developments. In a written statement he also says the closure of these two community schools sends a dis-empowering message to those across the province who have modelled their partnerships on progress made at Hazen-White and Lorne.
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