due to the speed limit along the highway and the fact some younger students and students with special needs may be at a higher risk of possibly fleeing from the classroom, putting them in danger on the busy highway.
The municipality statement notes Newcastle is growing, with development anticipated to add 1,300 new housing units and potentially 230 more students by 2027, according to an estimate from the local school board. The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has resubmitted a Capital Priorities funding request to the Ministry of Education for a Kindergarten-to-Grade 12 school in Newcastle.
Clarington council voted unanimously to support that funding request at the Monday, March 13 council meeting. “This is a unanimous show of support from council for a new school in east Clarington, which has been needed for a very long time,” said Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster.Ctrl+Enter