On October 7, government introduced amendments to the School Act to enable boards of education to directly offer a broader range of child care services on school property, and to fully recoup reasonable costs incurred by doing so. If passed, the amendments will allow boards to offer school-age child care year-round, like on school breaks, and to younger children in the community. See more detailed information in the news release.
Friday October 10, 2025
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care
250-880-3451
Kaye.Krishna@gov.bc.ca
It’s been another busy week, including the introduction of Bill 19 to enable expanded child care on school grounds. Also, as of Monday, the Ministry has been directly impacted by the BCGEU job action, which will have an impact on the work of the Ministry. Part of the shift will include moving towards a more streamlined, simplified Deputy Minister’s Bulletin through the duration of the strike. Please see this week’s important information below.
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Bill 27 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025
Yesterday, government introduced amendments to the School Act that result in two changes to expropriation powers for boards of education. In alignment with current practice, the legislation requires approval of the Minister as a condition for a board of education to expropriate private land. In addition, the amendments provide the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF) with expropriation power over private property – a power that is currently held by the other 59 boards of education. See more detailed information in the information bulletin.
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Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted about Stephanie Kastoris, who agreed to a reprimand and Duane Oliver Kirkpatrick, who agreed to a four-day suspension.
