The Province states that DEC approved the new high school. According to the "Education Act", jurisdiction over the determination of the location of school is split between the DEC, which determines the "general location" while the Minister of Education is to determine the "site" on which schools are to be built. In March 2012, The District Education Council (DEC) President, Harry Doyle, protested the Province's decision to move the school and stated that the DEC was given no role in determining its location.