BC Teachers Federation

• COVID-19: Okanagan teacher’s union expresses confusion over new vaccine disclosure mandate

  It's supposed to be a fairly straightforward mandate, but a new public health order issued by Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday has led to more questions than answers.

  Education

  Jan 18
  
• School staff’s vaccine status needed so districts can decide on mandates, B.C.’s top doctor says

  Dr. Bonnie Henry reassured members of the public and unions on Tuesday that it is legal to require vaccine status information from school staff.

  Health

  Jan 18
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• Union calls for delayed return to class, priority booster shots for B.C. teachers

  British Columbia Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring is asking the provincial government to move classes online until at least January 10.

  Education

  Dec 28, 2021
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• B.C. teachers at loggerheads with First Nations leaders over standardized testing

  The BCTF has long opposed the Foundational Skills Assessment tests, which are administered annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students and focus on literacy and numeracy.

  Education

  Dec 17, 2021
• 94% of B.C. teachers are fully vaccinated, union’s survey suggests

  Only four per cent of respondents said they were unvaccinated or didn't answer a survey question about their immunization status, the BC Teachers' Federation said.

  Education

  Oct 26, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccines to be available at Okanagan schools

  'Keeping schools open and safe is vital for the social and emotional well-being of students.'

  Health

  Sep 6, 2021
• B.C. teachers call for tougher COVID-19 measures as return to classroom looms

  New cases in B.C. have been rising exponentially, driven by the now dominant Delta variant, primarily among the unvaccinated.

  Health

  Aug 20, 2021
• Give B.C. school districts the power to mandate masks, says teachers’ union

  The BC Teachers' Federation is calling on the province to empower school districts to implement their own mask mandates to respond to COVID-19 hotspots in their communities.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2021
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• B.C. teachers to wear orange to honour kids found buried at Kamloops residential school

  "We want to support teachers as they try to make sense of this tragedy with their students, and so we are this is one way of reaching out and we can't do it alone."

  Canada

  May 30, 2021
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• BC Teachers’ Federation calls on parents to withdraw kids from Foundation Skills Assessment

  All grades 4 and 7 students in B.C. are required to write the standardized tests.

  Education

  Feb 16, 2021