B.C. Schools

• Should cell phones be banned in B.C. schools?

  Some provinces have placed limits on personal electronic devices in the classroom, and the B.C. government said it's studying the issue.

  Education

  Jan 3, 2024
  
• B.C. teacher’s licence cancelled due to student exploitation

  A B.C. teacher who exploited a student for their 'own personal benefit' has lost their professional licence, the Commissioner for Teacher Regulation wrote.

  Education

  Jun 27, 2023
  
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• 30% of B.C. students returned to class part-time last week, says education ministry

  The province says 157,000 kids headed back to part-time, in-class instruction this week.

  Jun 7, 2020
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• B.C. government will require public schools to provide free menstrual products in washrooms by end of 2019

  "This is a common-sense step forward that is, frankly, long overdue."

  Health

  Apr 5, 2019
• Maple Ridge mom starts petition calling for mandatory vaccinations in B.C. schools

  "If you’re not going to vaccinate, you need to home school,” says Katie Clunn. 

  Feb 14, 2019
• B.C. school trustees association concerned MSP changes will hurt students

  The BC School Trustees Association says the new MSP changes mean school districts are going to have to figure out what programs they will cut.

  Economy

  Feb 27, 2018
• Students at Port Coquitlam francophone school squeezed out by private day care

  The students at Port Coquitlam's École des Pionniers are being squeezed out.

  Nov 17, 2015
• Schools in government ridings get more than two-thirds of new funds

  The provincial government has committed to $35.3 million in infrastructure upgrades to schools across British Columbia—but a disproportionate amount of that is going to facilities in Liberal-held ridings.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2015