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Cracks discovered at a Quebec City elementary school have forced more than 300 students and their teachers to move to another school shortly before the start of the academic year.
Inspections carried out on Saint-Fidèle elementary school revealed cracks in the building’s beams and pillars, according to an emailed statement sent to parents Monday by the Quebec City school service centre.
“Although expert evaluations confirm no immediate safety risk to occupants, the extent of the repairs requires a major construction project,” read the statement.
In total, 345 students and staff will be relocated.
Catherine Lefrançois, whose daughter is enrolled at the school, says there hasn’t been a lot of information. As a parent, she still has many questions.
“We don’t have the answers,” she said.
“Now they’re going to go into a building that’s not built to be a primary school. What will that entail?”
An online meeting for parents will be held Aug. 20.
The school service centre said the students alongside employees will be set up at another building, also owned by the service, located 250 metres away.
The building was originally supposed to accommodate students from Jean-de-Brébeuf secondary school.
Now, these groups will be relocated to the Centre de formation professionnelle de Limoilou, according to the school service centre.