Vancouver Schools

• 4 years later, where is the promised school in Vancouver’s Olympic Village?

  In 2007, the development plan for Olympic Village anticipated an elementary school for the neighbourhood. Parents in the area are frustrated it never came to fruition.

  Education

  Feb 7
  
• Staffer brings replica rifle to Vancouver school, prompts police lockdown

  The staff member had reportedly brought the gun to school for a presentation, Vancouver police said after implementing a lockdown at Lord Byng Secondary.

  Education

  Dec 21, 2023
  
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• Vancouver trustees vote in favour of ‘surplus’ designation for French elementary school slated for closure

  The Vancouver School Board voted Tuesday to declare Queen Elizabeth Annex 'surplus.' Last year, the VSB voted to close the school for good at the end of June this year.

  Education

  Apr 11, 2023
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• ‘A positive presence’: ABC Vancouver reinstating police in schools program

  ABC now holds the most votes on the Vancouver School Board, and with it the opportunity to reinstate the School Liaison Officer program, one of Ken Sim's key campaign promises.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2022
• Spread of COVID-19 very low in Vancouver schools in 2021: data

  Dr. Pascal Lavoie, BC Children's Hospital pediatrician and UBC professor, said 90 per cent of the transmission took place outside of Vancouver schools.

  Education

  Jan 13, 2022
• Vancouver School Board won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers, staff

  In a Thursday media release, the board noted the Vancouver Coastal Health region's 90 per cent vaccination rate. 

  News

  Nov 4, 2021
• ‘The badge, the gun, it’s sending a message,’ say student opponents of police in Vancouver schools

  The Vancouver School Board is in the midst of a review of its School Liaison Officer (SLO) program, initiated last June amid a renewed global focus on racism and policing.

  Education

  Apr 7, 2021
• Vancouver students join worldwide school walkouts to call for climate change action

  Hundreds of students and adults rallied and marched downtown calling for governments to act on what they say is an urgent crisis.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2019
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• Several Vancouver schools back on the chopping block, school board report shows

  The Vancouver School Board released a draft long rage facilities plan on Friday afternoon, putting more than two dozen elementary and high schools in danger of closing.

  Education

  Feb 23, 2019
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• Most B.C. kids love having a 2-week spring break, but parents say they’re struggling

  Parents and employers say they're all struggling with the demands the extra week brings, including childcare costs and getting time off from work.

  Education

  Mar 21, 2018