The Prince Rupert School District is ensuring students know when and where to be at their schools on Sept. 3, to prevent the "I didn't know" excuse from being used.
"All our schools are up and running ... it's business as usual," Sandy Jones, superintendent of the Prince Rupert's School District, said.
"It's really important students come on that first day and get ready to go."
Parents of kindergarten students will be notified of their children's starting time on Sept. 3 by their school.
Grade 1 to 5 students from elementary schools around the district should be at their school at 10 a.m., with the first day back ending at noon.
New students entering Grade 6 at Prince Rupert Middle School will have to be at the school from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 3, at which time they will go to their first-term classes.
All other PRMS students should be at the school at 10:30 a.m., and are expected to be done with their first day back to school by noon.
The school district wants Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) students to know the importance of high school students attending the first day of school to ensure they have a seat in classes they need.
High school students in Grade 9 and 10 must be at CHSS at 9:45 a.m. on Sept. 3, with Grade 11 and 12 students starting their first day at 1 p.m.
Pacific Coast School students should be ready to start their first day of the school year at 10 a.m., with students expected to be released at noon.
Any young people new to the Prince Rupert School District are now able to register for the upcoming school year. Parents or students who know which school they should be registering at are able to sign up until Aug. 30. Anyone unsure can contact the board office to find out. This includes students registering for kindergarten.
On the first day of school, buses and ferries schedules to transfer students will line up with the special start times.
The return to school also means the return of school zone speed laws.