A letter to parents, guardians and caregivers was sent out by Superintendent of Schools Christina MacDonald and NISS Principal Jen Turner, where they jointly announced the school will be functionally closed on Friday, Jan.
The letter noted it is expected that students will be able to access their classroom assignments online, and “through methods shared by their classroom teacher, by noon, Jan.
According to the Ministry of Education, functional closures are called when schools cannot adequately supervise or instruct children due to issues such as snow days, power outages, or illness.