Central Okanagan Public Schools

• COVID-19: West Kelowna school officials hopeful in-class hiatus will break rise in cases

  Interior Health prioritizes schools for contact tracing and public health will contact all high-risk contacts directly which includes people who attend schools.

  Health

  Nov 11
  
• Kelowna Secondary School undergoes temporary lockdown following reports of possible fight

  The safety measure was enacted following reports of a potential fight circulated throughout the school.

  Canada

  Nov 9
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• Central Okanagan Public Schools weighing whether to mandate vaccinations for staff

  The Central Okanagan Public Schools’ board is contemplating on what to do next.

  Canada

  Oct 23
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• 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
• COVID-19: Walk-in vaccination clinic at Okanagan high school hopes to increase access, IHA says

  Interior Health is working closely with Central Okanagan Public Schools to increase access to vaccines in the area.

  Canada

  Sep 16
• Central Okanagan staff, students mark first day back at the classroom

  Elementary, middle and high school students returned to class Sept. 7, with some COVID-19 protocols put in place by Interior Health and the province.

  Canada

  Sep 7
• After long wait, new ‘state-of-the-art’ middle school in Lake Country about to open

  Named after a longtime Central Okanagan teacher and coach, H.S Grenda School, located behind George Elliot Secondary, will be Lake Country's first middle school.

  Education

  Sep 2
• ‘We have additional measures’: Central Okanagan School District on back-to-school plan

  The province announced school districts can have their own measures against COVID-19 which are specific to regional concerns.

  Canada

  Aug 24
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• Possible COVID-19 exposure at Lake Country school

  In a statement released Monday night, it was confirmed the individual is now self-isolating at home with support from local public health teams.

  Health

  Mar 2
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• Kelowna embraces 2021 Pink Shirt Day: ‘It’s a really important event here’

  It’s Pink Shirt Day at schools across Canada, as students, faculty and other non-profit organizations band together to combat bullying.

  Canada

  Feb 24