Patti Bacchus

• Vancouver School Board takes fire over retroactive pay bump for trustees

  The pay increase, designed to compensate for a tax exemption phased out in 2019, was approved by a vote in a closed-door meeting.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2021
  
• Education minister denies pressure from government has VSB considering school closures

  "There's absolutely no pressure or political interference from our government to look at closing schools in Vancouver or anywhere else," said B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming.

  Education

  Feb 26, 2019
  
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• ‘Devastating’: Reaction pours in to shocking sex charges against Vancouver teacher, school trustee

  Vancouver police have arrested 47 men and charged seven with seeking sex from a minor.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2019
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• No summer break? One former Vancouver school trustee says it’s time

  Would you have been able to survive your school years without the traditional 10 week break? One former school board chair thinks its a good idea.

  Education

  Apr 12, 2018
• Former School Board Chair Patti Bacchus to sit out Vancouver byelections

  Bacchus is leaving the door open for a return to politics in 2018.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2017
• Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says council byelection will cost over $1M

  "The estimates for a by-election are for over a million dollars."

  Jul 5, 2017
• Vancouver School Board trustee Patti Bacchus files privacy complaint over audit

  The ongoing saga involving the Vancouver School Board (VSB) has delivered another curve ball, with trustee Patti Bacchus filing a complaint to the privacy commissioner.

  Education

  Oct 7, 2016
• UPDATE: VSB gives community more time to save century-old schoolhouse in Kitsilano

  For more than 100 years, countless children have walked through the doors of a little yellow schoolhouse in Kitsilano. But residents are concerned the beloved one-room building may be demolished.

  Mar 1, 2016
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• Gladstone Secondary students worry about proposed adult education centre

  A group of high school students in Vancouver have launched a petition to stop a proposal to move an adult education centre to their school.

  Jan 26, 2014