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Manitoba high school students fight to keep backpacks in class
A new “backpack ban” at Winnipeg’s Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, introduced to reduce clutter and safety hazards, has sparked student backlash, an online petition and plans for a walkout as teens say the rule disrupts their daily routines.
Donning the vest: Young Winnipeg crossing guards take up safety tradition since 1936
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the flagship road safety program in Manitoba. The first volunteer patrollers in the province were assigned posts in the Winnipeg School Division in 1936.
Manitoba teenagers honour war victims during trip to Europe
The Kinew government announced in the spring that it would start paying for local students to travel to historic and commemorative sites of world war battlefields.
Distracted, impatient drivers put school bus passengers at risk: MPI
Over the last four years, school buses have been involved in 451 collisions in which MPI has recorded 105 injuries
Coach’s ‘choke out’ threat becomes first published decision on teacher registry
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s Noni Classen called the publication of this case “an important milestone.”
‘Teachers didn’t teach me right’: boy with dyslexia among dozens who back Manitoba literacy screening bill
A 10-year-old boy’s heartfelt plea for better dyslexia support brought lawmakers to applause at the Manitoba Legislature, as parents and educators rallied behind a bill to mandate early reading screenings in schools.
‘Really grateful’: cabinet minister returns to legislature after harrowing battle with sepsis
Manitoba cabinet minister Renée Cable has returned to the legislature after nearly dying from sepsis, sharing how the experience reshaped her priorities, strengthened her advocacy for women’s health, and deepened her gratitude for compassionate care within the province’s strained health system.
Safety concerns prompt more parents to drive kids to school, creating more traffic: CAA survey
The top three reasons cited for why caregivers drive rather than than opt for an alternative transportation method are: convenience, the distance between home and school and traffic safety concerns.
Manitoba drafts lesson plan to combat high teacher turnover in North
Turnover rates in schools on northern First Nations can reach between 30 to 50 per cent every year, government documents show.