Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the review will help determine whether further action is required. Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. The schools are Blumenort Mennonite School, Wilson Prairie Mennonite School and Tompkins Mennonite School. The education minister has the authority to investigate registered independent schools, and shut them down if the school doesn’t comply with the province’s regulations. A previous version erroneously stated registered independent schools are funded by the province.