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Vernon school board has no plans to reopen meetings anytime soon
Abbotsford school board meetings are open the public again after being moved online in response…
Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest
The Vernon school board is closing meetings to the public indefinitely after dealing with abuse…
Vehicle-free school zone? Some parents skeptical of Kamloops pilot project
Some parents are skeptical about a new Kamloops and school district pilot project which will…
$34.8M Valleyview school expansion project finally complete
There was a great big reason to celebrate yesterday for members of the Kamloops-Thompson Board…
Central Okanagan schools hit by severe bus driver shortage
Central Okanagan Public Schools is experiencing a severe bus driver shortage resulting in frequent school…
Threats continue after Central Okanagan school board approves vaccine mandate
After having to listen to dozens of sometimes abusive and obscene comments from the public…
Armstrong teacher ‘depleted’ over mask exempt kids and school closure
It's clear from the exhaustion in the teacher's voice that deciding not to enter the…
3 Kamloops, 2 South Okanagan elementary schools attendance drop prompts Interior Health investigations
Interior Health is investigating three Kamloops elementary schools and two South Okanagan schools after attendance…
Sizeable loophole in B.C. mask wearing policy at B.C. schools
With elementary and secondary schools opening throughout B.C. on Monday, a key ingredient in keeping…
It’s back to school in B.C. next week as planned
No changes were announced today by B.C. public health officials regarding plans for children in…
What you can do if teachers are spreading anti-vaccination messages in B.C. schools
Teachers in the Central Okanagan have been told not to take a stand on COVID…
56 COVID-19 exposures reported in Interior schools, highest number in Central Okanagan
The Central Okanagan continues to show the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in recent…
West Kelowna schools have the most COVID-19 exposures in Interior Health
Three of the four ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at schools within Interior Health are in the…
37 potential COVID-19 exposures reported in Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan schools
Within the last two weeks, 37 Thompson, Okanagan and Shuswap schools had potential COVID-19 exposures.…
Vernon Christian School closed due to COVID
The Vernon Christian School has closed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. School board…
Police charge woman accused of stealing from Kelowna school PAC
Andrea Marie Blanchard has been charged with defrauding the South Rutland Elementary School Parent Advisory…
Big drop in COVID-19 exposures at schools in Interior Health
The number of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures has dropped…
Potential COVID exposures close to 200 in B.C.; 68 in Interior Health
The tally of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures jumped to…
All B.C. students will have to wear masks at school starting on Monday
All kindergarten to Grade 12 students, along with all staff, in B.C. schools have to…
No mask mandate for younger grades at Kamloops, Kelowna schools despite high rate of potential COVID exposures
Despite having more schools potentially exposed to COVID-19 than most other districts in B.C., the…
COVID exposures at 15 schools in Interior Health including 7 in Okanagan, Kamloops
Interior Health, along with the rest of the province, started posting COVID-19 school exposures today…
Premier condemns actions of anti-COVID-19 vaccine protestors in Salmon Arm schools
B.C.’s premier has condemned the actions of protestors this week who took to Salmon Arm…
B.C. will only report COVID-19 clusters, outbreaks this school year
Rather than send out notices every time there’s a single case of COVID-19 in B.C.…
Masks required for all indoor public spaces in B.C. starting tomorrow
It will again be mandatory as of tomorrow to wear masks in all public indoor…