Forty-eight schools in the province will add a pre-primary program in this phase of the rollout, which began in 2017. Variety of solutionsThe off-site solution is being used at schools like Park West and Grosvenor-Wentworth Park Elementary. Ten portables in total are being brought in for HRCE schools, which will be used as classrooms for students displaced by pre-primary programs. COVID-19 concernsHadley said measures are in place to deal with the influx of pre-primary students amid COVID-19. He also pointed to $40 million the province has earmarked to address COVID issues, such as increased cleaning of pre-primary classrooms to ensure a safe opening.

Source: CBC News August 06, 2020 09:01 UTC