The Chair of the Vancouver School Board says a Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday will have implications for school boards--particularly when it comes to budgets. The court found the North Vancouver school district discriminated against Jeffrey more, who has dyslexia, by not teaching him to read. Moore had been attending a centre for kids with … [Read more...]
School boards get approval to determine own calendar
November 9, 2012 by
It's official: boards of education in BC can now set their own school calendars beginning with the 2013-14 school year. Education Minister Don McRae says regulations have now been put in place to allow the change, which could mean an end to traditional summer holidays for some districts. "Yeah maybe we could have opportunities where we have maybe … [Read more...]
11/06/2012 – New School Comedy at Darby’s Pub
November 6, 2012 by
Simon King & Brett Martin's 'Comedians You Should See' presents 'New School Comedy' at Darby's Pub every Tuesday at 9:00.Featuring a professional MC and 6 of Comics from Vancouver and beyond, the show is a great place to catch established pro Comics working new material and fine-tuning older bits, as well as a selection of the best … [Read more...]
Attempted abduction near Templeton High School
October 30, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are putting out a warning, after a teen girl was nearly allegedly abducted near Templeton High School. Sergeant Randy Fincham says the 16-year-old was walking near Lakewood and East Pender yesterday afternoon when three men in a van approached her. "The men yelled at the girl, attempting to convince her to get in the van. The girl, … [Read more...]
Surrey school under lockdown
October 30, 2012 by
Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey has been locked down this hour. District officials say it's because someone reported seeing someone nearby with what appeared to be a gun. Officials say the kids have been confined to their classroom as a precaution. They say the threat was not on school grounds or directed at the school, but spotted nearby in … [Read more...]
Lockdown lifted at Surrey school
October 30, 2012 by
A Lockdown at Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey has been lifted. District officials say students were confined to their classrooms earlier because someone reported seeing someone nearby with what appeared to be a gun. RCMP have now confirmed the lockdown has been lifted, and no threat has been located. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Vancouver school board chair agrees: Teachers should not show Amanda Todd video
October 22, 2012 by
The chair of the Vancouver School Board says she agrees with the B.C. government's advice to not show the Amanda Todd video in classrooms Patti Bacchus says that's what the professionals are advising. "We don't want to be glamourizing or glorifying an individual. We know that that can have a contagion effect, is what I understand. That it … [Read more...]
Enrollment drops in two of BC’s largest school districts
October 19, 2012 by
It has seen growth for thirty consecutive years but student enrollment is down in BC’s largest school district. And it's the same story in Vancouver as well, except in Vancouver it was expected. Vancouver School Board Chair Patti Bacchus says a drop of five-hundred students had been anticipated, but it turned out to be more … [Read more...]
Fort Langley school briefly under lockdown
October 17, 2012 by
Operations at Langley Fine Arts School are now back to normal after it was under lockdown for a short time this morning. RCMP say about 10:45, mounties got a report that one of the students at the school was claiming to have been threatened by someone external to the school. The school's administration decided to lock down the school and RCMP were … [Read more...]
School officials: young suicide victim didn’t fall through the cracks
October 12, 2012 by
Officials at the Maple Ridge school district want to assure parents they have several programs in place to prevent bullying, but they also need their help. This, after a 15-year-old girl killed herself this week after repeated taunts and threats from her peers. District spokeswoman Irena Pochop reiterates what we've heard from school officials: … [Read more...]
