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B.C. teacher loses certificate after inappropriate relationships with recently-graduated students
A B.C. teacher won’t be back in front of a classroom for the next 15…
New UBCO research indicates teenagers are kinder than we think
A UBC Okanagan kindness researcher's latest study shows adolescents don't live up to the stereotype…
B.C. teacher showed ‘age-inappropriate’ video to students, gets suspended
A Lower Mainland teacher who showed his Grade 6 students a video about the impact…
Don’t want to send your kid back to school? Your options in B.C. are limited
As B.C. moves into a new model of schooling under COVID-19 in September, students will…
Kelowna, Kamloops school districts provide update on return-to-school plans
Kelowna and Kamloops school districts are preparing for a full return to classroom instruction come…
B.C. students to be back in classrooms Sept. 10 for orientation
B.C.'s education minister has offered parents further insight to what the beginning of this school…
Petition asks B.C. to provide online option for back-to-school
A petition has been created calling on B.C.'s education minister to create an online schooling…
Students could be paid compensation after thousands of B.C. high school exam marks were messed up
The Ministry of Education has agreed to apologize to students after 18,741 Grade 12 final…
B.C. Children’s Hospital has a few more things to add to your back-to-school shopping list
This school year is going to look much different than others, and while parents are…
Whether you are sending your child back to school or not, go enrol
B.C. schools are gearing up for full-time in-class learning but parents may not be ready,…
Central Okanagan students have option to start in-class instruction late
Central Okanagan parents will have the option to return their children to the classroom at…
More eSchool, fewer exchange students: Central Okanagan schools see COVID-19 related changes
Pandemic concerns have made way for some significant changes in the makeup of local schools.…
Changing school wellness checklist in B.C. offers confusion about COVID-19 precautions
Since the start of the pandemic, B.C. health officials have asked that everyone put one…
UBCO professor placed under supervision for sexual harassment no longer employed with university
A UBC Okanagan psychology professor, who stepped aside from teaching while on regulatory supervision for…
Healthy food program resumes at Vernon schools
A healthy food program has resumed in Vernon schools, aiming to address food insecurity in…