Schools taking cautious approach to 'spectacular and rare' eclipse
The French public school system has joined others in the Ottawa area in rescheduling a PD day to coincide with a solar eclipse, citing the dangers of students looking at the celestial event.
![Schools taking cautious approach to 'spectacular and rare' eclipse](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4256185.1703179530!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/eclipse-missouri.jpg)
![The moon passes in front of the sun for a total solar eclipse visible from Farmington, Mo., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A black disk is surrounded by orange-yellow light.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4256185.1703179530!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/eclipse-missouri.jpg)
The French public school system has joined others in the Ottawa area in rescheduling a PD day to coincide with a solar eclipse, citing the dangers of students looking at the celestial event.