London Free Press
Enrolment at five London-area Catholic schools is being capped in response to a rapid increase in enrolment, the London District Catholic school board said Tuesday. Once the enrolment caps are reached at the four elementary schools and one high high school, new students will be directed to register at nearby Catholic schools that still have […]
London Free Press
Data of some students and staff at the London District Catholic school board was compromised in a breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. The board notified staff and students Friday about the data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System, a program used by boards in Canada and […]
London Free Press
The London region’s Catholic school board is planning for a nearly $900,000 deficit as it pays for portables and extra school buses to handle “extreme growth” in its student population. The London District Catholic school board is expecting a shortfall of about $883,000 in its 2024-25 budget year, down from
London Free Press
High-profile criticism of a London District Catholic school board push against assigning books that contain the N-word to avoid causing emotional harm in classrooms is being echoed by a group of two dozen students at one city high school. At Regina Mundi Catholic College – which is at the centre
London Free Press
Iconic Canadian writer Lawrence Hill says a London District Catholic school board ban on teaching his and other Black writers’ books containing the N-word will essentially erase their work from the classroom curriculum. Hill – the author of 11 books, including the Book of Negroes – first expressed his thoughts
London Free Press
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday is expected to bring another wintry wallop starting in Bruce County around Wiarton and moving southeast toward the London area. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 7:04 a.m. In the Owen Sound area, an estimated
London Free Press
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee – councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter
London Free Press
With snow flurries continuing in London Tuesday morning, school buses were cancelled and several schools shut down across the city and region. There was a risk of snow squalls in the city and area with five centimetres of snow expected and wind gusting to 20 kilometres/hour near noon, Environment Canada