The smoking of electronic cigarettes, also called vaping, has been banned from all School District 43 properties in compliance with provincial legislation, and a letter went out to parents about the issue early in the school year.
The new act and regulation, which came into effect Sept. 1, restricts the display, sale and use of vapour products.
It is also illegal to sell or give these products to anyone under the age of 19.
Other schools news:
SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer school continues to be popular in School District 43.
International student enrolment, measured in "student weeks," was 4,827, up 60% from 2013, when the enrolment was 2,681. The program also generated $1.5 million in revenue for SD43 this year.
As well, there were 6,100 resident students in Grades 1 through 12 enrolled in summer courses, including a number of students with special education needs who received support from education assistants, a new initiative in SD43.
GLEN ADDITION
A long-awaited addition for Glen elementary school is finally going ahead.
School District 43 has awarded the contract for construction of a four-classroom addition to Bynett Construction after the project was advertised on the province's BC Bid website and in the Journal of Commerce.
Growth in Coquitlam's Town Centre area is behind the increased enrolment at the school, which was built in 2009.
