In the wake of the allegations, the province's advocate for children and youth launched an investigation into the independent school system. The increased oversight comes after allegations concerning Legacy Christian Academy (LCA) surfaced last year, which included claims of school-sanctioned physical abuse and alleged sexual abuse. 'While we believe registered independent schools have a place in our education sector by giving parents the choice to educate their children in accordance with their conscientious beliefs, these additional regulations will ensure that the necessary government oversight is in place,' education minister Dustin Duncan said in the news release. Starting next year, the province says the schools must be registered as a non-profit organization separate from any organization they may be associated with.

Get the CTV News app for local breaking news alerts and top stories.The schools will also have increased financial reporting requirements and a clearly defined separation of duties between their boards, directors and principals. The administrative policies will include rules around attendance, extracurricular activities and how parents' complaints and grievances are handled. Starting this fall the government is introducing new requirements for the schools including mandatory administrative policies similar to Saskatchewan's public and Catholic school divisions, according to a news release from the province. The Saskatchewan government will assume greater control of registered independent schools in a bid to increase oversight, but a critic of the independent system says the changes don't go nearly far enough.

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