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Near North School board will have a staggard start for the school year

The Near North District School Board and Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario will bring students back to class on a staggered schedule. In the name of safety, it means different grades will return to school on different days. Under the plan, students will not return to school Sept. 8. Instead, they will begin to attend from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11.

Under the plan, students from senior kindergarten to Grade 2 will return to school Sept. 9. Grades 7 and 8 in grades 7-12 schools, such