A brand new school year is upon us but students at Rutland Middle School (RMS) will be walking into a building older than most of their parents.
The 71-year-old facility that welcomes Rutland91裸聊视频檚 Grade 6 through eight students has seen no progress or announcement to upgrade, rebuild or expand.
A new-age education does not belong in a 71-year-old building according to RMS91裸聊视频檚 PAC president Marie Howell, who called the situation 91裸聊视频渆xtremely disappointing.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淪tudents, teachers and staff at RMS will be returning to a school that now has 12 repurposed portables, which are eating up the shared sports fields with Rutland Senior Secondary,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淭o no one91裸聊视频檚 surprise, the main core building continues to age.
91裸聊视频淎llowing schools to age beyond their expiry dates and adding more portables to school grounds are both equally irresponsible by any government in power.91裸聊视频�
The middle school has seen some improvements over the last few years with additional gender-neutral washrooms being added last year. Howell said that although these new facilities are appreciated, it91裸聊视频檚 a 91裸聊视频淏and-Aid solution.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭he bigger challenges RMS will face over the next decade will be the maintenance, lack of accessibility, a steadily growing population and safety concerns for the students. All of which could be resolved with a new school,91裸聊视频� she said.
Howell also mentions the brand new $38 million Canyon Falls Middle School as an obvious divide of old and new.
91裸聊视频淭he socio-economic divide observed between the two schools is seen in the buildings itself, the locations, and the surrounding neighbourhoods,91裸聊视频� Howell said.
91裸聊视频淵et children are supposed to be attending public schools that are equivalent.91裸聊视频�
Howell heaped praise on the students and staff of RMS for making the best of a challenging situation.
91裸聊视频淭he building will continue to be what it is but the students will not let it define them as future citizens, instead it will make them more diverse, resilient and innovative people,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淭his does not mean the families in Rutland will give up on their desire to have a school building that honours the Rutland students.91裸聊视频�
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