Thank you, Mr. Chair. One thing that is important to state is that the education system is decentralized amongst 10 education bodies that are responsible are implementing, so we have to work really closely with them. It is not appropriate to impose things on it, so there is funding though. I hope Members know that there is funding. If schools in communities are only offering up to grade nine and they want to extend to 10, 11, and 12, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment does have funding to accommodate that. Like I say, right now, our priority is rolling out the 20 communities that we have on target and, once that is done, then I think it is a fair question to ask if we can expand that, too. Video conferencing is the way of the future, and I think it would be naive to say that we are not going to consider that in all of our education in the future coming. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Caroline Cochrane on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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