For months wildfires have ravished the B.C. landscape, forcing thousands out of their homes and now some kids may not be able to start school Tuesday.

As of Sept. 3, more than 2,000 wildfires have torched 1.3 million hectares of B.C. forests making 2018 the

The Northwest Fire Centre has seen the biggest devastation with 155 fires burning more than 820,000 hectares.

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According to the Ministry of Education, they have delayed the start of school for some students in B.C. to ensure their safety, while moving others to alternate learning places.

Spokesperson Corinna Filion says staff within the ministry are working directly with school districts regarding the affect this may have on students at the start of the school year.

鈥淭his can include delaying the start of the school year, or accommodating students at nearby schools or in temporary classrooms,鈥� she writes.

鈥淲e have also offered trauma support to school districts.鈥�

In the , 27 students of the Taltahn School in Telegraph Creek will be spend their first day of school at the Dease Lake school. They will remain students of this school until their Telegraph Creek school is open again.

鈥淭here is no fire damage to the school, but the school and nearby homes are at risk,鈥� writes the ministry.

Nearby, 15 students at the Denetia Elementary in Lower Post will attend school in the Watson Lake Rec Centre until they are able to return to their school, likely in the late fall.

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In the , the ministry states no fire is directly impacting communities within the school district and therefore no students are impacted.

鈥淲e鈥檙e keeping a close eye on the fires closer to the community of Houston,鈥� adds Filion.

A decision will be made today Sept. 3 as to whether they will open the Grassy Plains School in the

Filion says that decision, made with Emergency Management BC, will be based on whether the order is lifted soon, or if it will be in place for a longer period of time, in which case the school district will set up alternate classrooms.

鈥淧arents have been contacted, and the school district will post information on its website as soon as a decision has been made,鈥� adds Filion.

鈥淔ort St. James Secondary and Nechako Valley Secondary are currently being used as staging stations for first responders, but they are expected to open on Tuesday.鈥�

The school district is also posting updates to its Facebook feed and on its website.

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