Trinity Christian School wins Temporary Injunction to Operate

Trinity can reopen Monday

The Cold Lake private school and society overseeing a third of Alberta’s home schooled students will reopen Monday after a judge temporarily set aside the government’s move to cancel their accreditation.

Justice E.J. Simpson granted a temporary injunction on Friday in Grande Prairie at a hearing held in the Court of Queen’s Bench. The injunction will allow Trinity Christian School Association and its contractor, Wisdom Home Schooling, to oversee student’s education until a hearing on January 5th. The ruling allows for Alberta Education can withhold funding from Trinity while it operates for the next six weeks.

Education Minister, David Eggen said the decision is not a final, in a statement he released late Friday. “We stand behind the actions that we have taken to date based on the evidence made public in the audit,” Eggen wrote.

The province also contends Wisdom improperly held back $988,000 in grant money that should have flowed to parents for home-schooling costs.

The government reported its findings to RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency.