Schools Under Discussion

From the Digby Courier

Report creates doubts about future of Digby Neck, Westport elementary school
By Tina Comeau Transcontinental Media

Topics : Islands Consolidated School , Westport elementary school , Tri-County Regional School Board , Brier Island , Long Island , Yarmouth The second phase of a school utilization report presented last week to Tri-County Regional School Board concludes that a new school should be built to replace the existing Islands Consolidated School.

The report also says the board should consider that building a new school to replace Islands Consolidated School could mean closing Digby Neck Consolidated School. However, no school can be recommended for closure until after a year-long school review process is carried out, and this isn’t expected to happen in the near future.
Former educator Jim Gunn, the consultant who prepared the report, says there is no urgency for the board to consider these scenarios within the next year. Still, he concludes that a consultation process should occur within the next two or three years.