Day:233, Words:233

Teachers went back to work today to start planning for the 70 students that will arrive on Thursday for the new school year. It has been two months since the kids threw their books in the bin and it will take a week or two to get back into the swing of things. There are only two newbies starting this week in the first grade.

It appears that the school closure in Nuvsvåg will not result in any transferring of kids to Øksfjord. A couple have moved away and the remaining four will remain in Nuvsvåg on a home schooling / private tuition type situation. The parents argue, quite understandably that the voyage between Nuvsvåg to Øksfjord is not adequately safe for their children to travel five days a week.

The French / Norwegian teacher has decided to stay put and has accepted the parents offer to teach on a private basis.

A gentleman in Alta had a very lucky escape. Two police officers were on the way back to their office after an incident early in the morning, when they noticed something floating in the Alta river. They were suprised to discover a young man lying on an inflatable mattress. The 21 year old from Tromsø was less than sober and could not explain his bizzare situation. He had been camping with friends, who claimed they had no knowledge of the incident.

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