To paraphrase a popular 1990s pop hit, it's back to life, back to reality for hundreds of youth in the South Slave.

Some sooner than others.

The South Slave District Education Authority (SSDEC) is preparing for a new school year and, in the case of Fort Resolution, it's already underway. Students at Deninu School returned to class on Aug. 14 and ending on June 5.

The reasoning by the community's district education authority, according to Souhail Soujah, superintendent of the SSDEC, is three-fold.

“The reason for their decision is partially to combat attendance drop in the summer months, the risk of fires forcing an evacuation during school, the air quality in June due to forest fires elsewhere, and to take advantage of the fall weather for on-the-land activities,” said Soujah. “If this

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