Student Union rally and protest in the quad at VIU for better funding of Post-Secondary. CHEK TV is here as well.

#BCPoli #BCEdu #PostSecondary #Cuts #Austerity #Education #University #VIU

"Speak truth. Save the kids."

The truth is LGBTQ+ people exist, and acknowledging their right to exist saves kids who are from a (shorter) lifetime of misery and depression.

But the sorts of "people" who spray paint these slogans are all about making their chosen targets miserable, usually because an imaginary friend said to.

#LGBTQ #Vanderhoof #BCPoli #BCEdu #BC #Christofascism

https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/rcmp-investigating-disturbing-letters-sent-to-vanderhoof-school-teachers-7645983

RCMP investigates disturbing letters sent to Vanderhoof school teachers

Mayor condemns letters as acts of hate calling them "completely unacceptable, illegal and immoral"

Trail Times
If you’re in #Vancouver: my boss is giving a very cool talk to a broad community audience, on Saturday evening. Details below. #bcedu #ubc

Not surprisingly, the party whose members recently voted in favour of policies restricting trans health care told its elected members to keep quiet.

Like cowards.

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #bcedu #LGBTQ #SOGI #transgender #education #1millionmarch4children #NoSpaceForHate
#transrights and #gayrights are #humanrights

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-mps-parental-rights-1.6973410

Conservative MPs told not to talk to media, post about 'parental rights' protests | CBC News

Conservative MPs were told not to post online or talk to media about competing protests on Parliament Hill that saw protesters clash over how schools should handle LGBTQ+ issues.

CBC

Anyone counter-protesting against the anti-trans hate rallies today should be sure to take plenty of pictures of the bigots. Light is the best disinfectant.

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #bcedu #LGBTQ #SOGI #transgender #education #1millionmarch4children #NoSpaceForHate
#transrights and #gayrights are #humanrights

Organizers of the #1millionmarch4children protest against Trans rights and gender education have urged participating parents to take their kids out of school for the day.

This would be a good day for students and concerned parents to note carefully who is absent, and re-evaluate interactions with those students and parents.

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #bcedu #LGBTQ #SOGI #1millionmarch4children
#transrights and #gayrights are #humanrights

this is the province where I went to school through BA level, and my child through 12th grade. Unfortunately conventional grading remains in place for 11th grade through university. I can’t wait till it is gone entirely. It is a system that tells students very little about what they can do and know, let alone about what they need to know how to do or how to get there. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/08/07/BC-Ends-Letter-Grades/ 1/2 #bcedu #education #assessment #pedagogy
BC Has Ended Letter Grades. Here’s the Argument for Doing So | The Tyee

The change reflects larger shifts in education. For many, letting go of the past model isn’t easy.

The Tyee
Buses for special-needs students often arrive late and leave early, adding to feelings of isolation, loneliness | The Star https://j2dw.co/2Q831xr #SelfWorth #disabilities #ShortBus #ShortBusJokes #isolation #loneliness #j2dw #Barrie #Depression #onedu #bcedu #cdnedu #canadiandisabilities
Buses for special-needs students often arrive late and leave early, adding to feelings of isolation, loneliness | The Star

Parents and experts say irregular bus schedules unfairly single out kids who are already marginalized and causes them to miss class time. School districts say they do their best to get students to class on time within their transportation budgets.