The Legault government has released $750,000 to allow the Collège des Hauts Sommets, a specialized school in Saint-Tite-des-Caps, to continue its activities until the end of the current school year.
Last week, The duty wrote that the private school, governed by a cooperative, was in danger of closing at the end of March due to financial concerns. In total, 37 public figures, including former prime ministers Pauline Marois and Philippe Couillard, sent a letter to the head of government, François Legault, on January 19, asking him to ensure the survival of the establishment. Mr. Legault subsequently committed to “keeping this school open”.
The duty was able to confirm on Monday that financial aid of $750,000 was released during the council of ministers last Wednesday. The government also says it is working on “long-term aid”.
The Collège des Hauts Sommets has been entangled for years in the mazes of the Ministry of Education. Its inability to obtain the status of a specialized school deprives it, according to its director Marc Charbonneau, of a sustainable method of financing. It is moreover this type of financing – long-term, stable – that Mme Marois, Mr. Couillard and the other signatories of the letter, including Senator Michèle Audette, the former mayor of Quebec, Régis Labeaume, as well as a series of former ministers.
According to our information, a press briefing is planned at the Collège des Hauts Sommets on Monday afternoon, in the presence of the MP for Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré, Kariane Bourassa.
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