About 30 per cent of the school’s students won’t have classrooms to return to, so other schools will temporarily house some of the students
Students aren’t expected to be back at Carihi Secondary in Campbell River until next Monday after a fire shut the school down Friday.
District superintendent Geoff Manning said Tuesday the hope is that the other parts of school will be ready for use by the end of the week, after a third-party specialist tests them for air quality — a WorkSafeBC requirement. Manning said about 30 per cent of the school’s 922 students won’t have classrooms to return to, since about 13 teaching spaces were lost in the fire, so other schools will temporarily house some of the students. “We’re in the process of trying to organize all that right now.”
“Air scrubbers are running continuously to ensure acceptable air quality before staff and students return,” the district said in a statement.Space is being sought in the community for extracurricular programs, athletics, choir, band and theatre.“We’re trying to fulfill all of the obligations that we possible can, at either an alternate location or with rescheduling.
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