Battle River School Division

• Small Alberta school won’t be shuttered permanently following efforts from community

  While all classes have been cancelled in Alberta due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents in the small town of Round Hill are relieved to hear the doors to their local school won't be shuttered permanently.

  Education

  Mar 22, 2020
  
• Fire breaks out at school in east-central Alberta town of Sedgewick

  The mayor of Sedgewick said a thick black plume of smoke filled the sky after a blaze started at Central High Sedgewick Public School at around 8 p.m.

  Fire

  Aug 15, 2019
  
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• Alberta school board votes to close Christian academy after Bible verse controversy

  Cornerstone Christian Academy is taking its case to a higher power after being told to shut down at the end of the year. Battle River School Division voted to close the school about a year after telling it to stop using Bible verses it considered offensive.

  Politics

  May 1, 2018
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• Camrose Christian school may battle school division over Bible teachings

  A Christian school southeast of Edmonton is upset because it says their school division wants to censor what parts of the Bible they can teach to students.

  Education

  Jun 14, 2017
• Battle River school trustees vote to do away with achievement-based grading system

  Two weeks after they approached the Battle River School Division (BRSD) about concerns over the way they are being graded, it appears a group of Camrose students have had their voices heard.

  Education

  Feb 27, 2014
• Camrose students, parents continue to fight back against grading system

  Several students from the Battle River School Division say they don't like the way they're being graded and they want the system changed.

  Education

  Feb 13, 2014
• UPDATE: Central Alberta school trustee resigns following offensive tweets

  James Andre, a new public school trustee for the Battle River School Division, resigned Tuesday morning, following tweets described as "racist, sexist, and homophobic."

  Education

  Nov 12, 2013
• Camrose parents, students voice concerns over new grading system

  Concerned parents and students made their voices heard in Camrose Thursday, over changes to the way students in the Battle River School Division (BRSD) are graded.

  Education

  Apr 11, 2013