Bc Covid Schools

• B.C. school districts prepare for ‘functional closures,’ online classes amid COVID-19 surge

  Jordan Tinney, superintendent of Surrey Schools, confirmed district staff will be working with schools to prepare for an online shift.

  Education

  Jan 4, 2022
  
• B.C. delaying start of school until Jan. 10 for most K to 12 students

  Children with special needs and children of essential workers will return on Jan. 3 or 4 as planned, but everyone else will go back on Jan. 10.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2021
  
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• B.C. data shows dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases among school-aged children

  The Ministry of Health said it has heard from parents and teachers that they want public health to provide access to information around school exposures quickly.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021
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• Majority of B.C. parents want mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in K-to-12 classrooms: poll

  British Columbia leads the way with 69 per cent of parents wanting to see both required vaccines and masks for any adult entering a school.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2021
• No plans to delay B.C. students’ return to class, despite new COVID-19 variant

  The new variant, first detected in the U.K. and confirmed to be present in British Columbia, is believed to be significantly more contagious.

  Education

  Jan 1, 2021