What Canada Post lockout means for high school report cards
Some students will have to make special trips to find out their marks
If the Canada Post lockout set for Friday goes ahead, some high school students will need to make special plans to get their report cards.
Many high school report cards get mailed out in early July and the impending lockout will stop that from happening on schedule.
School boards in the region are planning for this possibility.
Pick up at school
Most secondary school students will be able to pick up report cards during the first or second week of July, said Heather Loney, communications and community engagement officer, at Upper Grand District School Board.
This is the same for many high school students in Waterloo, said Kylie Penticost, Communications and Web Assistant at the Waterloo Region District School Board.
She said students will be able to pick up report cards beginning July 6, but added some schools like Preston High School won't have report cards ready for pick up until July 11.
Penticost said students and parents can find information regarding dates and times on their school's website, or on the school board's corporate site, and schools also plan to share information through social media.
Students in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board will be able to pick up their report cards in mid-July and more specific information regarding pick up can be found on individual school websites.
The Wellington Catholic District School Board has also made arrangements for students to pick up their report cards, but did not provide any additional information about pick up times or locations.
Exceptions
There are some exceptions.
Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston is in the middle of renovations and was planning to mail report cards out.
"In the event of a strike what they would most likely do is hold onto the report cards and have a pick-up date at nearby elementary school," said Loney.
John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute have already mailed out report cards, and elementary school students have already been sent home with report cards.
Corrections
- In an earlier version of this story, the Upper Grand District School Board said Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute had already sent out report cards. They have since corrected this statement and confirmed report cards have not yet been sent out to GCVI.Jul 07, 2016 2:49 PM ET
- An earlier version of this story said that Norwell District Secondary School is in Guelph, but in fact, it is in Palmerston, Ontario.Jul 06, 2016 8:19 PM ET