Public school board acquires land for new school in Tecumseh

The public school board in Windsor-Essex says it has acquired a site to build a new school for families in Tecumseh and Lakeshore.

The 5.79-acre site is near D.M. Eagle Public School, north of Tecumseh Road and west of Arlington Boulevard,the Greater Essex County District School Board said in a media release on Monday.

The board says that school will close once the new one opens.

The new school, which will have a capacity ofabout 650 students, will offer regular English instruction but alsoFrench immersion classes.

The board says the province recently approved $3.7 million to support the project.Funding of $15.5 million for the school was announced by the Ministry of Education in 2015.

A spokesperson for the board said the project is currently in the design phase and there are several steps ahead before constructioncan proceed, including approvals and selectinga contractor.

A school typically takes 12 to 14 months to build, the spokesperson said.