P.E.I. school evacuations: Almost 3,000 P.E.I. students absent next day
More than 2,800 P.E.I. students stayed home from school on Thursday, a day after Island schools were evacuated because of a bomb threat.
Fewer than 1,000 absent on a normal day, school officials say
Some Island parents decided to keep their children home from school Thursday, one day after schools on P.E.I. were evacuated because of a bomb threat.
According to P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch, 2,897 students from English schools stayed home from school on Thursday,
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The average number of students absent on a regular day is fewerthan 1,000.
That equates to an 85 per cent attendance rate on Thursday. It's normally around 95 per cent.
Students have a day off school on Friday, which is a scheduled professional development day for teachers.
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With files from Kerry Campbell
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