Joel Ceausu – The Suburban LJI Reporter

Some high school students who were doubly burdened by concerns over midterm board exams and lost days of learning due to the teachers’ strike, may breathe a small sigh of relief after the EMSB announced that it is cancelling school board midterm exams scheduled for January.

Unlike the provincial ministry exams, the EMSB board exams are not required for graduation.

The school board wrote to parents calling the decision “a necessary adjustment to our academic calendar” due to the “interruption of service caused by the strike days.” After discussion with school principals, the board decided to axe the January exams, although teachers can still hold in-class assessments. The board says their decision “aims to provide teachers with more time and allow students to focus on learning without the added burden of impending board exams.” n