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Kelowna teachers win provincial education awards
Several Kelowna teachers have won the Premier’s Award for Excellence in Education. Of the 34…
B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling misbehaving student ‘big guy’
For using an “overly familiar” moniker to a student who wasn’t listening, a B.C. teacher…
B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling students names, inappropriate contact
A B.C. teacher who in a moment of apparent frustration told one student she was…
Vaping talks land B.C. teacher in trouble
For ongoing conversations about vaping with his students, a B.C. teacher was formally reprimanded this…
Early introduction to classic movies gets Prince George teacher in trouble
When a Prince George teacher got in trouble for watching the movies To Kill a…
Teachers’ union calls for mask wearing in B.C. elementary schools
Elementary school teachers in B.C. are three times more likely to get COVID-19 as high…
B.C. teacher penalized for wielding clippers without parental consent
For shaving a student’s head without parental consent, a B.C. teacher was reprimanded and sent…
Reprimands crossed a line, B.C. Teacher Commission decision indicates
A Vancouver area teacher was reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner of teachers for actions that…
Texting teacher gets B.C. licence suspension
A Kootenay area teacher who over-personalized math lessons and got a bit too comfortable with…
B.C. teacher unlikely to teach again after Creep Catchers sting
A former B.C. elementary school principal embroiled in a 2016 Creep Catchers sting won't likely…
Langley teacher loses licence for a day after physically intimidating student
Years after menacingly imparting a “life lesson” to a child who'd aggravated him, a Langley…
Langley teacher loses licence for two weeks for rough behaviour with children
A Langley teacher who manhandled two young students in her care will briefly lose her…
Coquitlam teacher reprimanded for pulling a student by ear, collar
A Coquitlam teacher who was rough with students on multiple occasions has been reprimanded and…
Central Okanagan science teacher creates explosive situation; loses license for three days
For a science project that went up in flames and caused nearly $60,000 in damage…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops teachers host celebratory ‘reverse’ car parade for students
We've seen drive-throughs. We've seen social distancing car parades. Yesterday, Kamloops teachers decided to put…
Here’s how you can help the teachers of Parkcrest Elementary rebuild their classrooms
KAMLOOPS – A fire that destroyed a Kamloops elementary school last week has left many…
Here’s what you need to know for the school year in the Kamloops-Thompson district
KAMLOOPS – A new school year is just about to begin for the Kamloops-Thompson school…
Central Okanagan schools facing extreme space crunch
KELOWNA – There’s still challenges but the Central Okanagan school board is going into 2018…
Vernon School District focusses funds on board offices, student supports
VERNON – The Vernon School District plans to bolster programs for mental health, at risk…
More space needed in Kelowna schools for incoming teachers
KELOWNA – As new teachers are expected to come to Kelowna in September, the question…
How a group of North Okanagan teachers took funding into their own hands
NORTH OKANAGAN - It’s not always easy in cash-strapped times for teachers to find spare change for programs, but a group in the North Okanagan has found a way to think outside the box. The Outdoor Learning program in the North Okanagan and Shuswap, unlike many other courses in School District 83 such as the cancelled adult...
PROSKIW: The lesson of the day: It’s okay to fight dirty
At a recent B.C. Teachers Federation anti-government rally, one of the speakers brought someone with her to the microphone. Her five-year-old son was suddenly before 300 cheering people on the side of a busy highway. The boy tries to hide in her arms a few times but after some gentle prodding he eventually parrots “I want school.”...
Only some summer programs affected by strike
KAMLOOPS - While school district summer school programs have been cancelled third party summer programs will not be subject to picketing, according to the local teacher’s union president. “There won’t be any third party picketing… where they just rent the facility,” Jason Karpuk says. “They rent, they do the hiring, the board doesn’t provide any...
It’s summer for school zone speed limits
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With classes cancelled due to the teacher's strike you might be wondering if school zone speed limits are still in effect until the end of the school year. "As far as I'm aware school zones are only in effect when school is in session," RCMP Const. Kris Clark says. Even though schools are...