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The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has four concepts to address student overcapacity. Changes could impact two dozen schools in Peterborough city and county.

A tentative deal has been reached between the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation's District 14 Occasional Teachers.

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board chairperson says the accused formerly worked at Murray Centennial Public School.

The board says it has approximately 700 contract secondary teachers and 1,500 contract elementary teachers. Both groups have been without a collective agreement since Aug 31, 2022.

Dr. Lynn Mikula, who began as the president and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre in 2023, was the highest-paid top public-sector employee in Peterborough in 2023.

Approximately 700 secondary teachers with the school board had been without a collective agreement since Aug. 31, 2022.

Peterborough police say the incident involved a large group of youth, leading to a 15-year-old girl being arrested and charged.

The changes aim to address enrolment pressures at both Crestwood Secondary School and Crestwood Intermediate School. Both are expected to be overcapacity in September 2024.

A former GTA teacher's aide is speaking out and calling for accountability after a judge ruled that a former student falsely accused her of sexual assault.

The school in September will be a JK to Grade 6 dual-track school, down from Gr. 8. It's expected the school will be at 125 per cent of capacity this fall with 847 students.

Karen Watson has been a teacher at Port Hope High School for more than 20 years, focusing on Grades 9-12 in a number courses.

NASA says a total solar eclipse occurs as the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun. The next total solar eclipse will be on April 8, 2024.

Jaine Klassen Jeninga and Kevin MacKenzie are the new chairpersons for the public and Catholic school boards, respectively, which serve the Peterborough area.

United Way Peterborough CEO Jim Russell says the community campaign has raised $652,000 in eight weeks — or approximately 45 per cent of the $1.45-million goal.

The play "Give 'Em Hell" will share the story of the student activism to reverse the decision to close the downtown Peterborough high school. PCVS closed in 2012.

Principal Deb Strain says on the first day of school, an anti-Pride picture was found on the schoolyard of Chemong Public School. Pride flags were stolen over the summer.

"With the stability of having an agreement in place until August 2026, it not only benefits our members, but also the staff and the students who we support," says CUPE Local 5555.

Shirley Bell was first elected to the role of vice-president of ETFO in 2021. She began her teaching career in 2005 and has held a number of roles with the 83,000-member union.

The school board expects student enrolment to continue to climb for the 2023-2024 school year but there are funding gaps including for transportation for high-needs students.

CUPE Local 5555 represents more than 1,900 education workers with 140 job titles, such as secretaries, custodians, maintenance, early childhood education and more.