Doan's Hollow Public School

Doan's Hollow Public School is a defunct public elementary school that existed from the early 20th century until c. 1980.

Doan's Hollow Public School
Address
244-484 St John's Rd E

Simcoe
,
Ontario
,
N3Y 4K2

Canada
Coordinates42.80116°N 80.24482°W / 42.80116; -80.24482
Information
School typePublic elementary school
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
School boardNorfolk Board of Education
Grades1-8
Enrollment35[1] (1939[1])
LanguageEnglish

Due to its status as one of the first two schools that taught the mentally disabled, it was considered to be a "pioneer school" for the disabled population of Norfolk County. Special education programs were eventually introduced to the other elementary schools in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada that allowed children to attend schools that were closer to their homes. Doan's Hollow Public School was a feeder school to Simcoe Composite School during its years of operation although it also shared close proximity to Port Dover Composite School (when it first opened in 1962).[2]

Alumni
  • Red Kelly attended Doan's Hollow Public School during the 1930s.[1]

Present day use

The former site of the school was being used as a meeting hall for members of the Jehovah's Witness faith until its official sale to a secular buyer shortly after October 2016.[3]

References
  1. "Doan's Hollow Public School 1938-39". Nornet. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. "ABEL Enterprises - ACE Program". HN Jobs. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  3. Jehovah’s Witnesses fold in Port Dover Archived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine at SimcoeReformer.ca

Bibliography
  • Special Education in Ontario Schools, Ken Weber, Highland Press (1999), ISBN 0969306172
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