Moncton High contingency plan may be revealed

Education Minister Jody Carr may make a decision as early as Tuesday about where Moncton High School students will be attending class in September.

The contingency plan designed by a working group for Moncton High School is now in the hands of the education minister.

The working group submitted its recommendations on Monday.

A spokesperson for the department said Carr could make a decision as early as Tuesday.

The working group released its potential options in early January and then held a series of public sessions to discuss the different plans.

The working committee came up with three specific proposals and opened the door to other options if they became available.

For instance, one of the working group's options would be to have a split shift for students divided between the Grade 9 and 10 students and the Grade 11 and 12 students.

Each group of students would attend classes either two or three days a week on a rotational basis, taking four courses each semester.

Roughly 1,300 students and staff members were displaced last October when the 75-year-old school closed due to concerns over the safety of the building.