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A partnership between two London-area school boards and a non-profit trainer is helping students and apprentices get specialty training on state-of-the-art tech equipment. The Strathroy-Caradoc skilled trades hub, located in the same building as Holy Cross and Strathroy district collegiate institute secondary schools, welcomed visitors Wednesday to view its new manufacturing equipment including welding booths, […]
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School buses were cancelled for both major London-area school boards and multiple morning crashes were reported on both Highways 401 and 402 Thursday after an overnight snowstorm swept across the region. Shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, officials announced on social media that all school vehicles for both the Thames Valley District school board and London […]
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Free identity protection is being offered to London District Catholic school board students and staff whose personal data may have been breached by hackers, officials say. The cyber security breach occurred Dec. 28, according to a statement released by tech firm PowerSchool. In a statement, the board says the hack involved PowerSchool’s so-called student information […]
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A revamped program that pairs police officers with schools will resume at one London-area high school, the chair of the London District Catholic school board says. “The board unanimously approved the project last year (and) we had some delays, but now we are moving forward,” Gabe Pizzuti said. “The school resource officer’s important role within […]
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Two days before Premier Doug Ford pulls the trigger on a spring election, Queen’s Park unveiled $1.3 billion in funding for 30 new schools and additions, including a $100-million Catholic high school in north London. The London District Catholic school board received funding for three schools: more than $140 million for high schools in London […]
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The budget deficit facing the London region's largest school board has increased again, driven in part by another cut to the number of students at its schools – which has trustees searching for answers.