Title: Mandatory COVID vaccination for teachers left up to school districts | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/mandatory-covid-vaccination-for-teachers-left-up-to-school-districts/

Description: There are 60 school districts in BC, and each one is now faced with the option to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all their staff. Island Social Trends sought comments on the decision-making about mandatory COVID vaccination being left to school districts. These are the responses from school districts in the south Vancouver Island region so far.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie,  Horgan, John,  Bond, Shirley,  Greater Victoria School District,  Whiteaker, Ann,  Sooke School District,  Parmar, Ravi,  Saanich School District ,  Dunford, Tim,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Spilsbury, Candace,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  BC Public School Employers' Association

Title: SD63 student absence rate stable on first day back | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sd63-student-absence-rate-stable-on-first-day-back/

Description: Today, on this first day back after winter break — during the Omicron wave of the pandemic — attendance levels for both students and staff are falling within the normal range in SD63 Saanich. By comparison, in SD62 (west shore and Sooke), 14% of students were away from class today in SD62.

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Subject:   Saanich School District ,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Eberwein, Dave,  Sooke School District,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  Whiteside, Jennifer

Title: 6 Nanaimo schools now on COVID-19 exposure list; 3 considered to have 'clusters' of cases | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/6-nanaimo-schools-now-on-covid-19-exposure-list-3-considered-to-have-clusters-of-cases-1.5299408

Description: Island Health has added two more schools in Nanaimo to its online list of COVID-19 exposures, bringing the total number of schools with recent coronavirus cases in the city to six.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Snuneymuxw First Nation,  Island Health,  Saanich School District ,  Nanaimo District Secondary School,  Brechin Elementary School,  Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School,  Bayview Elementary School,  Rock City Elementary School,  Stelly's Secondary School,  John Barsby Secondary School

Title: Island Health reports 2 more COVID-19 clusters at schools | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-reports-2-more-covid-19-clusters-at-schools-1.5607624

Description: Eighteen schools across the Island Health region are currently listed on the health authority's list of potential exposure sites as of Friday morning. Of those schools, six are reporting single potential exposures, while 12 have reported "clusters" of cases within the past two weeks.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Deep Cove Elementary School,  Saanich School District ,  Cloverdale Traditional School,  Greater Victoria School District,  Greater Victoria Teachers' Association,  Henry, Bonnie,  Whiteside, Jennifer

Title: 10 Greater Victoria schools added to Island Health COVID-19 exposure list in October | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/10-greater-victoria-schools-added-to-island-health-covid-19-exposure-list-in-october-906098/

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Subject:   Island Health,  Greater Victoria School District,  Pacific Christian School,  Glenlyon Norfolk School,  Torquay Elementary School,  Tillicum Community School,  Monterey Middle School,  Lansdowne Middle School,  Sooke School District,  Lakewood Elementary School,  John Muir Elementary School,  Lochside Elementary School,  Saanich School District ,  Victoria School for Ideal Education

Title: Back to school: What does a return to the classroom look like for Island students? | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/back-to-school-what-does-a-return-to-the-classroom-look-like-for-island-students-695307/

Description: Back to school in this pandemic isn't one size fits all. The return to the classroom is going to look different in each district, and the province is encouraging parents to educate themselves on their options.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie,  Greater Victoria School District,  Fleming, Rob,  Sooke School District,  Stinson, Scott,  Saanich School District ,  Comox Valley Schools,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Dover Bay Secondary School,  Wellington Secondary School,  Nanaimo District Secondary School,  School District 70 Pacific Rim,  Alberni District Secondary School,  Ucluelet Secondary School,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Lake Cowichan School,  Frances Kelsey Secondary School,  Cowichan Secondary School,  Chemainus Secondary School,  Quamichan School,  Campbell River School District,  Gulf Islands School District,  Gulf Islands Secondary School,  School District 47 Powell River,  Brooks Secondary School,  School District No. 69 Qualicum,  School District 46 Sunshine Coast,  School District No. 85 Vancouver Island North,  School District 84 Vancouver Island West,  Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School,  Gold River Secondary School,  Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School,  Zeballos Elementary Secondary School

Title: CHEK upside: High school sandbox project spreads joy to Greater Victoria community | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/chek-upside-high-school-sandbox-project-spreads-joy-to-greater-victoria-community-665752/

Description: After their tiny home group project came to a halt, Saanich trades teacher Brandon Heyer developed a pandemic-proof plan to keep his students busy while giving to food banks and putting smiles on children's faces.

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Subject:   Saanich School District ,  Heyer, Brandon,  Lesley, Hayden,  Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank

Title: Over 20 Vancouver Island schools on Island Health's COVID-19 exposure list | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/over-20-vancouver-island-schools-on-island-healths-covid-19-exposure-list-894694/

Description: Island Health’s COVID-19 school exposure list continues to grow since the start of the fall semester as more than 20 schools have seen potential exposures to the virus.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Greater Victoria School District,  Sir James Douglas Elementary School,  École Willows School,  George Jay Elementary School,  Tillicum Community School,  Cloverdale Traditional School,  École Quadra School,  Torquay Elementary School,  École Macaulay Elementary School,  Gordon Head Middle School,  Sooke School District,  École Poirier Elementary School,  Saanich School District ,  Bayside Middle School,  Deep Cove Elementary School,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Pleasant Valley Elementary School,  École North Oyster Elementary,  Cinnabar Valley Elementary School,  Departure Bay Elementary School,  School District No. 69 Qualicum,  Springwood Elementary School,  School District 70 Pacific Rim,  Ucluelet Elementary School,  E.J. Dunn Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Brooklyn Elementary School,  École Phoenix Middle School,  Campbell River Christian School,  Campbell River School District,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Tansor Elementary School,  George Bonner Elementary School,  École Mount Prevost

Title: 6 Nanaimo schools now on COVID-19 exposure list; 3 considered to have 'clusters' of cases | CFAX 1070

URL: https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/news/6-nanaimo-schools-now-on-covid-19-exposure-list-3-considered-to-have-clusters-of-cases-1.14532629

Description: Island Health has added two more schools in Nanaimo to its online list of COVID-19 exposures, bringing the total number of schools with recent coronavirus cases in the city to six. The two most recent additions in Nanaimo are Nanaimo District Secondary School - which had exposures on Jan. 27 and 28, as well as Feb. 1 through 3 - and Brechin Elementary School, which had an exposure on Feb. 1.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Snuneymuxw First Nation,  Saanich School District ,  Nanaimo District Secondary School,  Brechin Elementary School,  John Barsby Secondary School,  Rock City Elementary School,  Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School,  Bayview Elementary School,  Stelly's Secondary School