Students will first start with orientation and learn rules of COVID-19 classroom policies
COVID-19 protocols are likely to vary even more at the school board level, and even and school-to-school.
Plan has left many parents across the province worried about their children’s safety
‘My ideal would be that I go back to a classroom where everybody’s wearing masks,’ says Lizanne Foster
Much of the plan around returning to school will be up to individual school districts
Plan to include measures nimble enough to react to the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19
B.C. residents have been calling for more health-care workers in their communities for years, says minister
Castlegar elementary schools are over capacity.
As photo circulates on social media, district administrators agreeing it should never have happened
The experience hasn’t been exactly what they signed up for
The winners are from Rossland, Crawford Bay and Montrose
Officials are expecting to see a mix of in-class and online learning in September
The education ministry is changing funding for 16 schools
The dispute has lasted years
The confidential service is for students who can’t afford grad clothes
Many in-person graduation ceremonies have shifted to a virtual model or been cancelled or postponed
Students say current anti-racism protests in the U.S. and Canada point to a need for lessons
Kiko Pinzon and Andi Silva have award-winning flow
Education minister noted that in-class instruction remains optional
The biggest challenge is convincing families that it’s safe, some say
