Overview
- Elementary students return on shortened days today and Friday, with regular schedules expected Monday, the district says.
- Secondary students may tour the portables today and attend one course Friday; next week is tentatively 10 a.m.–2 p.m., subject to change.
- RCMP and the district report that 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six children and an education assistant, before dying by suicide on Feb. 10.
- Security steps include a contracted perimeter, an RCMP security review, locked doors on all portables and the elementary school, and planned camera installation.
- Two safer-school liaison staff and a district counselling team will be on site through spring break, with flexible in‑person, online, or blended learning available.