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  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 screen time. My Grade 8 son who has just gone into high school is expected to self-direct and self-man...

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 “for consistency across all 18 secondary schools.” The first change is that all students in Grade ...