SD73 to redraw boundaries to prepare for reopening of Ralph Bell elementary in 2022 kamloopsthisweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kamloopsthisweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
All of those changes have now been addressed, except for one. To ease pressure on Juniper Ridge elementary in Juniper Ridge and Marion Schilling elementary in nearby Valleyview, the district planned on re-opening Ralph Bell elementary and redrawing catchment borders to ensure future students would be evenly divided between the schools. That didn t sit well with a number of Juniper Ridge residents, who argued the change would divide the neighbourhood, among other complaints. While the school board did approve the reopening of Ralph Bell elementary late Monday night (June 28), it decided to defer its decision on catchment area changes to next week s meeting.