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Catholic board to phase out french in FF 1

The Northwest District Catholic School Board is going to phase out their senior kindergarten French Immersion program.

Director of Education Mary-Catherine Kelly says they have looked at the numbers for three years, and they were not supportive of continuing the program…

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The Catholic school board cannot run a class with less than 20 students.

Kelly stressed this was only affecting St. Michael’s and St. Francis in Fort Frances, while the programs in other Northwestern Ontario communities like Dryden and Sioux Lookout will continue.

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