2009-06-01
13:05:50
A new report from People for Education says 146 schools may be slated to close as a result of low enrolment.
It includes plans by the Rainy River District School Board to close Huffman and move students to the new Robert Moore School in Fort Frances.
Annie Kidder, the executive director of the organization, says the closures can hit smaller towns particularly hard, because they rely on the schools as community hubs.
But Education Minister Kathleen Wynne says school boards were in desperate need to make local decisions after a two year moratorium on school closures was lifted.
