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B.C. high schools extending days to combat over-crowded classrooms

6 schools in Surrey rejig schedules to create space for overflow of students
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Six high schools in Surrey will soon open with longer hours than usual, as a way to combat over-crowding in the Surrey school district. (File - Scott Morgan/The Hawk Eye via AP)

Six high schools in Surrey will soon open with longer hours than other schools, as a mitigation strategy to handle rising student enrolment out-pacing available classroom space.

What was first five has now turned into six secondary schools in the Surrey school district implementing extended day schedules come September for the fall semester. Those schools include Grandview Heights, Fleetwood Park, Lord Tweedsmuir, Kwantlen Park, Tamanawis and Salish secondaries.

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Sobia Moman is a news and features reporter with the Peace Arch News.
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