VSB Announces Its Preliminary List of Schools for Closure Consideration. PAN Mourns.

On June 20, 2016 the VSB released a list of 12 schools which it is considering for closure: 4 annexes, 6 elementary and 2 secondary schools, all but one on the eastside.

PAN recognized the occasion by mourning the over 240 schools across BC which have been forced to close over the past 15 years.

Media coverage includes:

• CKNW: VSB-announces-xxx-schools-facing-possible-closure
• CKNW: Demonstrators-stage-mourning-to-highlight-province-wide-school-closures
• CBC: Vancouver-school-closures
• ​GLOBAL: global-news-hour-at-6-jun-20 (8:50-11:15)
• GLOBAL: Vancouver-schools-closure-list-expected-to-be-announced-today
• CBC Early Edition with Steven Quinn: Discussion/reaction to  VSB's preliminary closure list, closure procedure and the 95% capacity requirement with 2 Vancouver parents including PAN's Kim Werker (1.14 -1:50)