The provincial government has announced extra funding for a brand new elementary school, and additions to two others, in an effort to get students out of portables and into quality learning spaces.

In his weekly video message, Supt. Jordan Tinney said the district is looking to set aside Wednesdays for deep-cleaning. 

Surrey is looking at a model that would have elementary school students return to class on alternating days, while high school students would attend once per week.

A letter to parents and guardians of students at Serpentine Elementary says a person who was in the school for part of a "community-use rental" has been diagnosed.

Students in New Westminster told Global News they vape in school washrooms to hide from teachers and in school parking lots.

“The students in our portables are now greater than the population of the whole New Westminster school district,” said one upset parent.

Though he was acquitted in court, the educator was fired from his teacher-on-call role with the Surrey school district.

Surrey RCMP say a 15-year-old involved in both incidents at Fraser Heights Secondary has been arrested and released on the promise to appear in court.

An alternative education program has been put in place for the students, who were caught on video assaulting a teen on school grounds.

Stephen Pettigrew says parents are concerned about the rise in vaping in high schools.