Part 4 — Board Powers and Elections Division 1 Board Powers
62 Closure of schools
temporarily
(a) close a school, or
(b) transfer students from one school building to another scho ol
building.
(2) A board shall establish, implement and make publicly available
policies respecting the actions referred to in subsection (1).
(3) A policy established pursuant to subsection (2) must be
consistent with any regulations made by the Minister under this
section.
(4) Where a board is considering an action referred to in
subsection (1), the board shall, in writing, notify
(a) the parents of every student enrolled in the school that m ay
be affected by the action considered under subsection (1),
and
(b) any other person, municipality or community organization
who, in the opinion of the board, may be significantly
affected.
(5) A policy established pursuant to subsection (2) related to the
permanent closure of a school must provide for
(a) adequate opportunity for the public to respond to the boar d's
proposal to permanently close a school,
(b) a process by which the board shall fairly consider respons es
provided under clause (a),
(c) consideration of future growth or decline in student
enrolment, and
(d) consideration of possible alternative educational or
community uses for all or part of the school building.
(6) Where a board decides to close a school permanently, the
board shall notify the Minister in writing forthwith and include
(a) the name of the school, and
(b) the effective da te of the closure.
(7) This section does not apply where the Minister directs a board
to dispose of a school building pursuant to section 192.
(8) The Minister may make regulations with respect to the
permanent or temporary closure of schools by a board.