Results: Rural schools in NB in Jeopardy.
Published on 03/31/2015
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1.
1.
On Friday Education Minister Serge Rousselle signed the policy into effect Friday morning. He said it's a way to make decisions about school closures more equitable. The Bill affects 42 schools with under 100 students. DO you agree that education should be on the chopping block when the government hands down the budget? Yes
10%
234 votes
No
57%
1279 votes
Undecided
33%
732 votes
2.
2.
Under the new policy, children from grades K to 6 will now have to travel up to 2 hours on a bus one way. DO you think this makes a long day for children? Yes
82%
1832 votes
No
18%
413 votes
3.
3.
Would you allow your child to ride on a school bus for that long each day? Yes
5%
121 votes
No
62%
1388 votes
Undecided
10%
222 votes
Not Applicable
23%
514 votes
4.
4.
Do you exercise your right to vote? Yes
74%
1657 votes
No
26%
588 votes
5.
5.
Do you think that smaller schools are a waste of taxpayers money? Yes
19%
433 votes
No
81%
1812 votes
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