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

6/21/2016

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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.
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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)
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  • Home
  • News
  • About
    • Declaration
  • Resources
    • #BCEDINRED
    • #BuildSchoolsRight
    • School Closures >
      • Reference Guide: Introduction
      • Capacity Matters: Definitions
      • Capacity Matters: Impacts
      • Seismic Upgrading & School Closure
      • Declining Enrollment & Population Distribution
      • Why Close Schools
      • Alternatives to School Closure
      • Conclusion
      • 2016-17 Potential School Closures
  • Media & Documents