Yellowknife Schools Set to Reopen Mid September

The school year in Yellowknife, Canada, will look as normal as possible when doors open to students Sept. 14, said David Wasylciw, chair of the board for the city's public school system, to CBC News.

Assuming the wildfire situation does not change, all schools in Yellowknife and the surrounding area will reopen for staff on Sept. 11 and for students on Sept. 14. The high schools will be open for registration and the distribution of timetables on Sept. 12 and 13. 

Students will have lost more than two weeks of instruction, and in some cases, teachers are only getting three days rather than the usual week to prep for classes. But that can likely be made up during the year, Wasylciw said in an interview with CBC North.

Wasylciw is the board chair for Yellowknife Education District No. 1.

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