BC Back To School
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No letter grades for K to Grade 9 in B.C. with proficiency scale being used insteadThe new reporting style is being implemented across all of B.C. after being tested and adopted by half of the school districts in the province.EducationSep 5, 2023
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Low COVID vaccination rates a concern for some as B.C. children head back to schoolThis is the third year school will be starting in the COVID-19 pandemic but most protection measures around the virus are now gone from schools.EducationSep 5, 2022
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COVID-19: B.C. parents, teachers anxious as kids head back to school amid Omicron waveThe plan also includes mandatory three-layer masking in indoor areas, staggered start and break times and measures to reduce crowding in common areas.HealthJan 9, 2022
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Three more schools in Surrey, B.C., report cases of COVID-19Both people were at the schools on Sept. 10. District superintendent Jordan Tinney says the cases are considered low-risk.EducationSep 16, 2020
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B.C.’s top doctor doesn’t ‘foresee a situation’ where the school system shuts down againB.C. provincial health office Dr. Bonnie Henry says she does not see British Columbia shutting down schools again like as done in March.EducationSep 10, 2020
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Back to school: If someone in a B.C. school gets sick, what happens next?Students returning to B.C. classrooms face changes ranging from different entry and exit points on school grounds to varying lunch and recess times.HealthSep 10, 2020
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B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spotsStudents will be back at school Thursday but some will not return because of their own or a family member's health or general fears about contracting COVID-19.Sep 10, 2020
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B.C. announces 429 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths over four days as active cases near 1,400There are now a record-high 1,386 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, an increase of 153 from Friday.HealthSep 8, 2020
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B.C. education minister says some Ottawa funds will support new at-home learning optionsOttawa committed $242 million last week for B.C. to spend on the province's return-to-school plan, which parents and teachers say does not include at-home learning options.EducationSep 1, 2020
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B.C. premier says for now school will start as planned this fall, despite parent, teacher concernsMasks will not be required at school, but will be made available upon request as kids head back to class during the COVID-19 pandemic.EducationAug 6, 2020
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