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4 years later, where is the promised school in Vancouver’s Olympic Village?In 2007, the development plan for Olympic Village anticipated an elementary school for the neighbourhood. Parents in the area are frustrated it never came to fruition.EducationFeb 7
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Staffer brings replica rifle to Vancouver school, prompts police lockdownThe staff member had reportedly brought the gun to school for a presentation, Vancouver police said after implementing a lockdown at Lord Byng Secondary.EducationDec 21, 2023
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Vancouver trustees vote in favour of ‘surplus’ designation for French elementary school slated for closureThe Vancouver School Board voted Tuesday to declare Queen Elizabeth Annex 'surplus.' Last year, the VSB voted to close the school for good at the end of June this year.EducationApr 11, 2023
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‘A positive presence’: ABC Vancouver reinstating police in schools programABC now holds the most votes on the Vancouver School Board, and with it the opportunity to reinstate the School Liaison Officer program, one of Ken Sim's key campaign promises.PoliticsOct 18, 2022
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Spread of COVID-19 very low in Vancouver schools in 2021: dataDr. Pascal Lavoie, BC Children's Hospital pediatrician and UBC professor, said 90 per cent of the transmission took place outside of Vancouver schools.EducationJan 13, 2022
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Vancouver School Board won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers, staffIn a Thursday media release, the board noted the Vancouver Coastal Health region's 90 per cent vaccination rate.NewsNov 4, 2021
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‘The badge, the gun, it’s sending a message,’ say student opponents of police in Vancouver schoolsThe 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.EducationApr 7, 2021
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Vancouver students join worldwide school walkouts to call for climate change actionHundreds of students and adults rallied and marched downtown calling for governments to act on what they say is an urgent crisis.EnvironmentMar 15, 2019
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Several Vancouver schools back on the chopping block, school board report showsThe Vancouver School Board released a draft long rage facilities plan on Friday afternoon, putting more than two dozen elementary and high schools in danger of closing.EducationFeb 23, 2019
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Most B.C. kids love having a 2-week spring break, but parents say they’re strugglingParents and employers say they're all struggling with the demands the extra week brings, including childcare costs and getting time off from work.EducationMar 21, 2018
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