After struggling to find enough staff, a small independent school in Victoria, with a 30-year history, is closing its doors.
Elizabeth Buckley School, an elementary and middle school, was originally founded in 1986 as a school for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.Today, its student population is diverse in terms of learning abilities and needs.
The school is set to close at the end of June.
“It really stems from the teacher shortage in the province,” said Roberta MacDonald, a vice principal and teacher at the school.
The lack of teachers is a provincewide problem after a 2016 Supreme Court of
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