Parent Alert: September 7, 2014 In the past few weeks, Cybertip.ca has seen a rise in reports from youth involving sextortion. These cases have involved offenders (posing as teenagers) secretly recording teenagers exposing themselves online and then threatening to share the sexual content if they don’t pay money (often hundreds …
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The school district website has an announcement: Due to the current strike, schools in School District No. 57 will remain closed for the period September 8 – 12, 2014. Parents wishing to register their children for school are asked to contact the neighbourhood or choice school via telephone. All curricular …
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/09/05/no-more-homework-growing-movement-especially-early-on-to-ban-after-school-assignments/ “…He may be the only teacher in his high school who has nixed take-home work completely, but Mr. Martin is part of a growing cohort of parents, educators and even administrators who are “anti-homework” — viewing it as a stress-inducing, mostly useless practice that saps students’ desire to learn …
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Speech from our local “union boss”, Tina Cousins, from the Prince George Teachers Association, from rally on September 4th: Rally- BCFED http://www.theprovince.com/optimism+Education+Minister+Peter+Fassbender+rejects+BCTF+call+binding+arbitration/10181508/story.html “On Saturday Education Minister Peter Fassbender rejected the B.C. Teacher Federation’s proposal to enter into binding arbitration in the ongoing strike, and the government’s lead negotiator said there …
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http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local/prince-george-faces-off-against-kelowna-in-blood-donation-challenge-1.1345415 Anyone who is letting a fear of needles stop them from participating in this year’s Canadian Blood Services Interior Drive for Life can look to four-year-old Audrey Saulters for some inspiration. Over nearly a year of treatment for cancer, the youngster received 84 “pokes,” her mother, Pamela, noted …
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From Prince George Citizen – http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Prince George teachers are holding a rally for public support tonight. At 6 p.m. they are calling on taxpayers to join their calls for a negotiated settlement in the ongoing labour dispute between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) …
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Welcome back to British Columbia’s day of national disgrace. After a week or so of bumbling, scrambling and face-saving in high places, B.C.’s public schools are still shuttered and half a million children are barred from participation in what was once one of the world’s better systems of public education. …
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Webex meeting – please allow time for meeting to connect, may not start exactly at 7pm: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/view?uuid=M5H46ZSASBN3N1EIKGVBR519XM-MQW3&ucs=email report 1 DPAC_Meeting_Minutes_(June 9-2014) Agenda – DPAC General Meeting Monday, September 8, 2014, 7:00 p.m., Sandman Signature Hotel 1. Call to order 2. Appointment or election of Secretary 3. Adoption of agenda and …
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A collection of articles and reading. http://www.vancouversun.com/health/there+more+students+with+special+needs+better+identifying/10165866/story.html “There are three things that have changed, gradually but inexorably, since the turn of the century: The first is that students with special needs and their parents are fully aware of their rights, and are comfortable advocating for themselves. The second is that …
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Parents can apply for $40/day payment here for children 12 years of age and under, registered in a BC public school: http://bcparentinfo.ca/ Money will not be received until sometime after strike ends, will not be taxable, and can be spent in whatever way parent deems appropriate (daycare, tutoring, donated to PAC, …
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