Abbotsford school district has officially launched its alternative suspension site at the Abby Rec Centre.
The site has been operated by the YMCA as a pilot project for the last year and has dealt with 185 students.
Provincial coordinator Shari West says students have study time to get caught up on school work in the morning, then workshops in the afternoon to get to the root of a student’s difficulties.
West says while the program isn’t 100% successful with every student they generally find an improvement in not only behaviour but academic performance as well.