Terrorism threat nixes school trips to France for Yukon students
Yukon students won't be travelling to France this year. The Department of Education is suspending field trips to the country because of the threat of terrorism.
Nicole Morgan, assistant deputy minister of learning, curriculum and assessment, said France remains off-limits to Yukon students after last spring's deadly attacks in Paris.
"The government of Canada's travel advisory urges a high degree of caution, and identifies an elevated threat of terrorism," she said. "So when we have advisories like that we would not be approving trips to France."
Last year, a group of 10 students and two teachers from F.H. Collins Secondary School were in northern France when multiple deadly attacks happened in Paris. The students returned home safely.
According to Morgan, students at Robert Service School in Dawson City were forced to cancel their trip to France earlier this year. Two other trips, planned for this school year, will not be approved.
Morgan said organizers are now considering other European locations. She said there is currently a school trip visiting Germany, which remains an approved location.
