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“Our kids are paying for one human right with another” — COVID-19 and High-Risk Individuals
The ending of the BC Ministry of Education’s school mask mandate on March 11 and the vaccine passport on April 8 has caused significant concern among many, especially immunocompromised individuals and those at high risk of serious COVID-19 infections and the effects of long COVID.
EXCLUSIVE: Although No Longer Required, Vancouver Secondary Students Will Be Wearing Masks After Spring Break
Interest in protecting others, especially at-risk contacts, was chief among students’ masking motivations. Many had a lot at stake with the spread of the virus, living or in frequent contact with immunocompromised individuals.
VSB Sends Early Message to Families Regarding Winter Break Extension
Interim Superintendent Jan Unwin penned a letter to families sent earlier today confirming that online schooling would not take place during the extension, echoing what Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside had said at a press conference yesterday.
BC Delays Students’ Return from Winter Break
BC Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced earlier today that most K-12 students across the province will be returning from Winter Break on January 10, a week later than scheduled.
THE NEST INVESTIGATES: Online Learning with the VSB’s Vancouver Learning Network
A months-long Nest investigation of the Vancouver Learning Network reveals a set of mixed student experiences that make for an educational journey of either smooth sailing or academic shipwreck — with little in between.