The start of school looked a lot different for many students in the town of Parry Sound, Ont., when they found out weeks before the start of classes that there was no actual school to attend.

All high school students in the community have been forced to do online classes with construction of the area’s new kindergarten-to-Grade 12 school delayed.

The delays in construction have prompted outrage from students and parents as the school board released a last-minute contingency plan a just week before the start of school.

“It’s really frustrating and it’s caused a lot of unnecessary anxiety. Grade 12 is a really important year, especially the first semester, for Grade 12 students who are applying for post-secondary education. A lot of students with special needs and behavioural situations a

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