Vancouver School Board

• Vancouver School Board won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers, staff

  In a Thursday media release, the board noted the Vancouver Coastal Health region's 90 per cent vaccination rate. 

  News

  Nov 4, 2021
  
• Vancouver School Board makes masks mandatory for K-12 students

  Vancouver has become the first school board in the province to extend its mask mandate to students from kindergarten through Grade 12.

  Education

  Sep 28, 2021
  
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• ‘She deserved recognition’: BC Sports Hall of Fame supports push for ‘Barbara Howard Elementary’

  Three Lord Strathcona Elementary students want to rename their East Vancouver school after a groundbreaking Black sprinter and former teacher whose feat was forgotten for decades.

  Canada

  May 23, 2021
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• New Westminster school board ends police liaison program

  The decision came one day after the Vancouver School Board became the first in B.C. to end its School Liaison Officer program.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2021
• Vancouver School Board votes to cancel liaison officer program

  The School Liaison Officer program, which connects officers with the city's elementary and secondary schools, has been under review following the death of George Floyd.

  Education

  Apr 26, 2021
• ‘The badge, the gun, it’s sending a message,’ say student opponents of police in Vancouver schools

  The Vancouver School Board is in the midst of a review of its School Liaison Officer (SLO) program, initiated last June amid a renewed global focus on racism and policing.

  Education

  Apr 7, 2021
• Future of Vancouver’s School Liaison Officer program up for debate as review heads back to trustees

  The district voted to review the program last June, amid the renewed civil rights movement spurred by the death of George Floyd.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2021
• Vancouver School Board takes fire over retroactive pay bump for trustees

  The pay increase, designed to compensate for a tax exemption phased out in 2019, was approved by a vote in a closed-door meeting.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2021
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• 980 CKNW: Three things Vancouver parents should know about back-to-school

  Vancouver superintendent Suzanne Hoffman spoke on 980 CKNW about her district's plans under the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Blogs

  Sep 3, 2020
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• Vancouver high schools to use hybrid model under coronavirus plan

  The Vancouver School Board released its draft plan Wednesday evening, which will see students return to classes for mostly in-person instruction.

  Health

  Aug 20, 2020