West Kings District High School
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West Kings District High School is a high-school located in Auburn, Kings County, Nova Scotia
, Canada
that was officially opened on Friday October 5 1956 with a first years enrollment of 457.
Current enrollment is just under 900 students.
Backpack Controversy
A group of students walked out of West Kings on October 3 2008 to protest a backpack policy now being enforced.
About 70 students who felt the ruling was unfair walked out of classes to show opposition to the policy. RCMP were called in midday to help control the crowd.
Superintendent Norman Dray reported two students were suspended for defiance of authority as a result.
Dray stated “Backpacks are cumbersome items and, when they are lying around, they impede safe access to classroom and hallway exits.”
He agreed the fire marshall’s office agreed banning the items from halls and classrooms would improve safety in the school. He also added the policy also addresses other safety and security issues. “Frankly, we don’t know what is inside a student’s knapsack. There could be prohibited items or substances.”
Dray also added "Personally, I don’t think it is a hardship for them to go back and forth to lockers throughout the day,”
The School is located at:
45.017988°N 64.876542°E
Kings County, Nova Scotia
Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin....
, Canada
Canada
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that was officially opened on Friday October 5 1956 with a first years enrollment of 457.
Current enrollment is just under 900 students.
Backpack Controversy
A group of students walked out of West Kings on October 3 2008 to protest a backpack policy now being enforced.
About 70 students who felt the ruling was unfair walked out of classes to show opposition to the policy. RCMP were called in midday to help control the crowd.
Superintendent Norman Dray reported two students were suspended for defiance of authority as a result.
Dray stated “Backpacks are cumbersome items and, when they are lying around, they impede safe access to classroom and hallway exits.”
He agreed the fire marshall’s office agreed banning the items from halls and classrooms would improve safety in the school. He also added the policy also addresses other safety and security issues. “Frankly, we don’t know what is inside a student’s knapsack. There could be prohibited items or substances.”
Dray also added "Personally, I don’t think it is a hardship for them to go back and forth to lockers throughout the day,”
External Links
The School is located at:
45.017988°N 64.876542°E