Day:243, Words:243

The Nuvsvåg school has closed and will not re open.The students did not take up the council's generous offer to travel 3 hours each day to get to school in Øksfjord. Instead, the four remaining students chose to stay put and a lone teacher, from a French background, has volunteered his services free of charge for the time being. Officially the students are being home schooled, yet they meet everday at a vacant venue.

The decision to close the school was unpopular and unwanted apart from within the townhall on the day the vote was taken. The mayor had, the day before the vote, publicly announced that the school would not be closed this school year. Within 24 hours, the opposite was true, making the mayor look like a bit of a goose.

Although teacher Fabrice is not receiving official payment, he has been rewarded with free accommodation and food from grateful parents. A money collecting jar stands in the general store and already 6000 kroner has been raised to pay the teacher a wage. The students had a varied first school week with a trip to Bergsfjord one day and the doctor visit to Nuvsvåg another day, forcing the teacher and students out of the building. Fabrice has been creative in his teaching over three different year levels and for the time being the students are happy with the present situation. One has to wonder though how long this situation can continue.

 

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