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After facing publication pushback from school officials, young Vancouver journalists want a Student Press Freedom Act in BC.

  VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver School Board is increasing in-person class time for eighth graders, but other high school students will see no changes to how many hours they spend in the classroom. The VSB’s Well-Being Committee heard from a number of concerned parents during a virtual meeting Wednesday night. Many of the speakers said they are worried students are falling behind and that their mental health is suffering from a lack of social interaction. "Lack of direction and too much sc...

The Vancouver School Board (VSB) has announced a number of changes to give secondary students more in-person class time while complying with BC’s COVID-19 health and safety requirements. As it stands, instead of taking eight courses at a time for the whole school year, secondary students are on a quarterly system where they take only two courses at a time. A pair of courses is completed every ten weeks. The changes are scheduled to being on February 4, 2021, and according to the VSB, allow �...