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Don’t forget to vote for school trustee candidates on Oct. 15

VICTORIA - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the Greater Victoria School Board lacked the authority to censure and suspend two elected trustees over allegations of harassment and bullying.

Experts agree that lack of access to nutritious food in certain areas, the impacts of poor eating habits during the pandemic and intense weight-related stigma are worsening childhood obesity challenges.

Over the past decade, Nebraska has made slow but steady progress in lowering rates of childhood obesity, but experts worry progress could be hindered by the aftermath of the pandemic.

Experts agree that lack of access to nutritious food in certain areas, the impacts of poor eating habits during the pandemic and intense weight-related stigma are worsening childhood obesity challenges.

Chantelle Desrosiers is running for the Westside seat on the Central Okanagan Board of Education

Wannabe school trustees should know that effective school boards are accountability driven, spending less time on operational issues and more time focused on policies to improve student achievement

A trustee’s work is complicated. You become one member of a nine-person corporate board that must collaborate and compromise

Three trustees sought from Agassiz-Harrison area

Two families say they feel they're being unfairly targeted by administration at the Calgary Islamic School and Palliser School Division because they spoke to reporters about a fee dispute last school year.