BC Ed

• Gymnastics programs dropped from B.C. schools; coaches, students upset

  The governing body for sport in B.C. schools is dropping gymnastics from its list of sanctioned sports. Coaches and athletes are shocked and disappointed.

  Education

  May 14, 2023
  
• COVID-19: Anti-mask protest outside Kelowna, B.C. school board office draws small crowd

  Protesters held signs that read "unmask our children," "mandatory masks have no place in schools," "children not politics" and "I can't breathe."

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
  
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• Long-awaited Summerland Secondary gym replacement project delayed

  In June 2020, the Okanagan-Skaha board of education announced its plan to commit $10.5 million to the gym replacement project.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2021
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• Burnaby teacher penalized for shaving student’s head without parental consent

  The teacher on call, Michael John Rhodes, was teaching a Grade 6/7 class in the Burnaby school district last January when the incident occurred.

  Feb 21, 2021
• Salmon Arm’s outdoor learning school reopens after two-week closure due to COVID-19

  South Canoe Elementary transitioned to remote learning from January 15 to February 1 after two test-positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed.

  Feb 21, 2021
• Masks will now be required in B.C. classrooms with some exceptions still in place

  This includes all middle and secondary students and K-12 staff and they must wear non-medical masks in all indoor areas, including when they are with their learning groups.

  Education

  Feb 4, 2021
• Coronavirus: Okanagan schools spend federal aid on cleaning over air quality improvements

  Province-wide, just $5 million of the $35 million of federal aid spent on health and safety was used to upgrade ventilation systems in schools.

  Education

  Jan 24, 2021
• Get an inside look at Penticton’s largest school in the COVID-19 era

  In class, students are assigned a desk and grade 10-12 students will attend school every morning and every second afternoon. Grade 9 students will attend in-class instruction full-time. 

  Sep 3, 2020
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• B.C. Teachers’ Federation wants answers on COVID plan as September inches closer

  Updated K-12 Operating Guidelines for COVID-19 and final restart materials are set to be released to school districts and independent schools this week.

  Aug 16, 2020
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• B.C. education minister optimistic 2020 a ‘breakthrough year’ for teacher contract talks

  Mediation will resume after negotiations hit a road block in November when the union rejected the mediator’s contract settlement recommendations.

  Jan 20, 2020