▁school ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁oblig atory ▁lower ▁secondary ▁school ▁program ▁last s ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 5 ▁students ▁in ▁those ▁schools . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁ 6 ▁students ▁who ▁were ▁home ▁sch oo led ▁or ▁attended ▁another ▁non - trad itional ▁school . ▁ ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 ▁students ▁in ▁Bi ère ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁another ▁municipality , ▁while ▁ 1 7 3 ▁residents ▁attended ▁schools ▁outside ▁the ▁municipality . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁of ▁Va ud <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁Corporation ▁was ▁United ▁States ▁steel ▁producer ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁through ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁K ok omo ▁Ste el ▁and ▁W ire ▁Company ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁K ok omo , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ) ▁with ▁the ▁Super ior ▁She et ▁Ste el ▁Company ▁of ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁the ▁Chap man ▁Price ▁Ste el ▁Company ▁of ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁original ▁eleven ▁direct ors ▁was ▁John ▁E . ▁Fred rick , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁K ok omo ▁F ence ▁Machine ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁had ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁K ok omo ▁Ste el ▁and ▁W ire ▁Company . ▁ ▁Fred rick ▁served ▁as ▁first ▁Chair man