Education
Advanced Education and Skills
January 8, 2014

Public Advisory: Education Facilities to Reopen Thursday

The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education, and the Honourable Kevin O'Brien, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills, announced today that public K-12 schools and campuses of Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic on the island portion of the province will reopen tomorrow (Thursday, January 9). Students attending private schools are asked to contact their institutions directly to determine if classes are going ahead.
 
Minister Jackman noted that over the past number of days, Newfoundland and Labrador English School District staff members have been working to rectify some isolated issues associated with the cold temperatures and power outages, such as frozen pipes. Those issues have been, or are in the process of being addressed and it is anticipated all schools will be prepared to open Thursday.
 
Meanwhile, the public are reminded to monitor their usual school information sources in the morning to ensure there are no localized closures or delays. Information related to K-12 English-language schools can be viewed at www.nlesd.ca/. Information related to K-12 Francophone schools is posted at www.csfp.nl.ca/. Post-secondary students attending Memorial and College of the North Atlantic can visit www.mun.ca/ or www.cna.nl.ca/ for further details.
 
Ministers Jackman and O’Brien sincerely thank students, parents/guardians, along with K-12 and post-secondary staff, for their patience during the power situation and wish all students every success in their studies in 2014.

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