News Items tag as: Vernon School District

High school program in Vernon takes students outside the classroom to learn
December 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Students often ask their teachers to have class outside, but this program in Vernon is taking outdoor learning to a whole other level.
$11.5M in funding secured for new child care centre in Lumby
July 22, 2024 - 5:00 PM

The provincial government is spending $11.5 million to create more than 100 child care spaces at a North Okanagan elementary school.
Vernon RCMP lock down high school for nearby incident
June 21, 2024 - 3:29 PM

A police incident in Coldstream forced RCMP to lock down the local high school this afternoon.
Vernon school board, union named in lawsuit by former janitor
May 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A former janitor with the Vernon Board of Education and a frequent thorn in the side of board members, is now suing after he was fired.
Vernon school board has no plans to reopen meetings anytime soon
January 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Abbotsford school board meetings are open the public again after being moved online in response to hundreds of anti-SOGI protesters.
Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings
January 29, 2024 - 7:30 AM

The Vernon school district's recent decision to only allow the public access to its school board meetings over Zoom mirrors an action taken by the Abbotsford school district last fall.
Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest
January 23, 2024 - 1:15 PM

The Vernon school board is closing meetings to the public indefinitely after dealing with abuse from anti-SOGI protesters.
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
January 22, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go to the province not the school board, according to School District 22 superintendent Christine Perkins.
iN VIDEO: Vernon school board meeting disrupted and shut down by protesters
December 21, 2023 - 8:05 AM

A video posted on YouTube five days ago by a group calling itself Big Tree View shows what appears to be members of the Vernon School District Board walking out and shutting down their meeting as a woman reads a lengthy diatribe of accusations.
Two suspects arrested for bringing fake gun near Vernon-area high school
November 08, 2023 - 3:28 PM

Two suspects have been arrested for carrying a fake gun near a Vernon-area high school yesterday morning.
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News Items tag as: Vernon School District

High school program in Vernon takes students outside the classroom to learn

$11.5M in funding secured for new child care centre in Lumby

Vernon RCMP lock down high school for nearby incident

Vernon school board, union named in lawsuit by former janitor

Vernon school board has no plans to reopen meetings anytime soon

Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings

Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest

Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government

iN VIDEO: Vernon school board meeting disrupted and shut down by protesters

Two suspects arrested for bringing fake gun near Vernon-area high school

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