Provincial Changes to the Issuance of High School Completion Certificates
BackgroundThe Ministry of Education's will no longer issue a school completion certificate for students with special needs who follow modified curriculum and successfully complete all of the goals in... continue reading »
"These kids have to work harder than most to acheive their goals. Shame on our government! Again!"
"Postal Code V6Y 1K2 Everyone deserves to be recognized by a graduation diploma, no matter who you are. Shame on the ministry to make a mockery of what these children have acheived."
"Students with Special Needs deserve as much recognition for their work as students in the regular stream. It is very disturbing that a province as forward as BC is taking a step back with this action."
"Andria Christina Doering"
"Postal Code V9W 6E7 Everyone's efforts should be recognized!"
"Postal Code P0L-1C0 We have a child with Down syndrome"
"Postal Code v1t-8r3 If you do the work to the best of your ability, there should be proper recognition for the effort."
"Postal Code V3H 1J5 My daughter just finished school with a completion certificate and if she had not received one, I know that would have affected her in very negative way! I would hope that the giving of the certificates will be continued as it is of v"
"Postal Code Denmark Where is the logic in this step? The number of students affected by this is hardly such as to make the Ministry stagger under the work load? This would seem to be by its very nature cut out for centralized handling. "Nice" encourageme"
"how do you expect those affected to get jobs in the workforce"
"Postal Code V3J 6W8 How can we possibly claim that we celebrate diversity in this province if we take away the recognition that individuals deserve, for completing 13 years of education???"
"Postal Code V5M 2V4 I would never have put my gifted learning disabled son into a special program if there was any chance that it would jeopardize his graduation. This feels like our kids are being shackled instead of being given a leg up that the indivi"