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Vancouver high schoolers suffering from too few instructional hours during pandemic, parents say
The Vancouver School Board is getting a failing grade from some parents who say their children aren t getting enough class time in high school. This perceived instructional deficit has them worried about their kids academic prospects in the future and their mental health today.
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Vehicle parade in Mission draws strong support for transgender student attacked and beaten by peers
Hundreds of vehicles festooned with pink balloons, rainbow signs and anti-bullying messages drove slowly through a riverfront area of Mission B.C. on Sunday to offer support to a teen who was beaten by two other students at their school on Monday.
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Posted: Jan 17, 2021 9:06 PM PT | Last Updated: January 18
Participants of a vehicle rally in Mission on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in support of a teen who was beaten by two teen girls on the school grounds of École Heritage Park Middle School on Monday, Jan. 11.(Shane MacKichan)
VANCOUVER Thousands of parents are petitioning the provincial government to extend the holiday break by two weeks in B.C. schools in light of growing COVID-19 concerns. The petition urges provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry to delay the return to classrooms given the new, highly contagious coronavirus variant first documented in the United Kingdom, as well as anticipated new infections resulting from gatherings over the holidays. “To be sure that it is safe for students to return, we ask that Dr. Bonnie Henry extend the winter break for all B.C. students and make a new plan on how to safely return to school,” the petition reads.
VANCOUVER Students in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have Canada s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Education. The Haida Gwaii islands, located off of the north coast of B.C., are in a high-risk earthquake and tsunami zone. The tower will be built as part of earthquake safety updates to the local high school. Parents say it will be a welcomed alternative to the village’s current tsunami safety area, which is a 10 kilometre drive away. “A tsunami evacuation tower on the grounds of our local school will ultimately reduce the time it takes to evacuate from the current 20 minutes or more to the time it takes to walk across the road,” said local parent Keshia Chutter in a news statement.