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School District 22
Vernon school district joins business in demand for more affordable worker housing
Vernon schools are struggling to recruit workers because of the housing crisis. So are other…
Former Vernon school trustee candidate issued ‘no trespass order’
A School District 22 trustee candidate who ran unsuccessfully under the conservative Christian slate ParentsVoice…
Vernon teacher disciplined for swearing in class
VERNON – Swearing in class isn’t just a no-no for students. A teacher in the…
Vernon Teachers’ Association says district moving too slow with class size and composition changes
VERNON – The Vernon Teachers’ Association is accusing district officials of moving too slowly to…
Vernon School District hit with huge fine for breaking asbestos rules
VERNON – A fine of more than $628,000 has been leveled against the Vernon School…
Needles found in Vernon playground an isolated incident: School District
VERNON – The Vernon School District is hoping to find out who scattered dozens of…
Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school
VERNON – More than 50 discarded needles were found on the grounds of a Vernon…
Vernon School District using community work to help kids, says punishment is not the answer
“IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE SUSPENDED FOR, IT’S THE STORY UNDERNEATH” VERNON – It…
Vernon schools fighting addiction before it begins, as fentanyl crisis looms
VERNON – As drug over dose deaths hit crisis levels across the province, one school…
Vernon schools to get plumbing upgrades after high lead levels discovered
VERNON – Funding is coming down the pipes in the Vernon School District. A number…
Have a say on the future of schools in Vernon
VERNON – Changes to the Vernon School District are up for discussion and it is…
Vernon School District working to improve employee safety following asbestos contamination
VERNON – The Vernon School District has taken steps to improve employee safety following a…
Elevated lead levels found at several North Okanagan schools
VERNON – The Vernon School District says slightly elevated lead levels were found in the…
Report calls for building improvements in Vernon schools
VERNON – A number of the Vernon School District’s facilities, including the board office, are…
Funding announcement provides temporary relief for Vernon School District
VERNON – Funding announcements from the provincial government for local school districts are welcome news,…
School board hoping to learn from lockdown incident involving Airsoft gun
VERNON – Administration is taking an incident involving a student who brought an Airsoft gun…
Vernon RCMP not pursuing charges against student who brought Airsoft gun to school
VERNON – Police will not be pursuing criminal charges against a student who brought an…
Air pistol leads to lockdown at Vernon high school
VERNON – A Vernon high school was put on lockdown today after a report someone…
Vernon learning centre on the hunt for a new home after being told to vacate
VERNON - The Vernon School District is on the hunt for a new landlord after the decision to demolish the city-owned building the district has been leasing. School officials recently learned they won’t be able to lease the city-owned building on 29th Street anymore because it’s getting demolished. The city has asked the district to...
North Okanagan schools get provincial cash handouts
VERNON - Local schools are getting a cash infusion from the provincial government. The money will go toward several capital projects at schools in Vernon, Salmon Arm and Armstrong. Okanagan Landing Elementary is getting $600,000 for a geothermal heating plant projected to save 72 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, and about $15,000 in operating costs....
Vernon MLA lambasted over comments about school cuts
VERNON - Vernon’s MLA is standing by comments he made about cuts to school bus routes after getting slammed by the NDP’s education critic this week. A number of bus routes were cut in the Vernon School District this year, leading parents to speak out in protest. The decision was the result of funding cuts from...
Lock down at Vernon high school precautionary
VERNON - A Vernon high school wasn’t taking any chances when it learned of an altercation in the schoolyard this afternoon. Vernon School District Superintendent Joe Rogers says W.L. Seaton Secondary School was placed on lock down around 1:30 p.m., Oct. 19 after administration became aware of an incident involving two adult men on the...
Loss of school bus route leaves Cherryville mom in a quandary
CHERRYVILLE - A Cherryville mother is considering homeschooling her children after learning they will now have to walk over nine kilometres to get to the nearest bus stop. Kara-Lee Zeolkowski got a letter from School District 22 in June saying the bus stop outside the family’s home on Sugar Lake Road has been eliminated. The...
Precautions taken after confirmed Norovirus case at Vernon school
VERNON - The Vernon School District is taking precautions after a child was diagnosed with Norovirus earleir this week. Superintendent of School District 22 Joe Rogers says a single case of the virus was confirmed Wednesday, May 13, at Ellison Elementary School, prompting a precautionary response. “When we have a potential outbreak, once we have...