Thursday, June 7, 2012

School Board Amalgamation Concerns


The Rainy River District School Board intends to show the public what the impact a larger school board could have on area schools.

Chair Mike Lewis says the province's talk of merging boards to save money is concerning, so they're asking Education Director Heather Campbell to gather data outlining local impacts.

Lewis says they aren't getting much support from Education Minister Laurel Broten whose recent conference calls with northern board have been cut short when pointed questions come up.