Solidarity & Advocacy News
Middle & High School Students No Longer Permitted on Kelowna Campus
Finally, after multiple years of frustration, complaints, and public discourse, a letter was sent out to KSS parents on March 13 stating that “beginning March 30, no middle and high school students will be permitted inside any OC building on our Kelowna campus during the school day unless they are accompanied by an adult, or enrolled in a dual-enrolment program such as dual credit, sampler and gateway programs.”
OCSU Letter to Kelowna Senior Secondary
We are writing to formally raise concerns about the ongoing presence and behaviour of Kelowna Secondary School (KSS) students on Okanagan College (OC) campuses. While we recognize that Okanagan College is public property and that many KSS students conduct themselves appropriately, the volume and severity of incidents involving KSS students has reached a point where it is significantly impacting the safety, learning environment, and overall campus experience for OC students.This issue has become the number one complaint we hear from our students on the Kelowna campus, and so we feel it necessary to bring this forward to you all.
November 8th Message to OCSU Members
Hello members! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who participated in our Student Solidarity activities this past week. With your help, we gathered just under 800 student signatures calling on the College to do better when it comes to students. Your Students’ Union coordinated between Kelowna, Penticton, and Salmon Arm campuses to ask our institution to put students first and asked you to lend your support.