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B.C. parents demand better access to online French education

Enrolment in French immersion fell for the first time in 20 years
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French immersion students make up roughly 9.4 per cent of the B.C. student body. (Canadian Parents for French BC & YK photo)

Parents of French immersion students in B.C. are calling on the province to do more to ensure access to French-language education for the 2021/22 school year.

Enrolment in French immersion fell for the first time in 20 years as classes were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Education attributed the decline to the loss of non-resident students, but parents say online programs for French were 91裸聊视频榞rossly insufficient91裸聊视频.

91裸聊视频淲hen COVID first hit, there were a lot of parents looking for online courses in French 91裸聊视频 mostly at the middle school and high school level 91裸聊视频 and those courses simply did not exist,91裸聊视频 said Glyn Lewis, executive director of Canadian Parents for French B.C. & Yukon. 91裸聊视频淚t highlighted that there91裸聊视频檚 an inequality within our education system between online English courses and online French courses.91裸聊视频

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The group is calling on the province to guarantee that French learners won91裸聊视频檛 be left behind again in the 2021/22 school year. But that decision is up to individual school boards.

In a statement, the Ministry of Education said French immersion students can take online programs offered by districts outside of the catchment area and it is expected that schools will provide information to parents on the number of available options to meet their students91裸聊视频 needs.

But Lewis said if parents want to ensure access to French programs, they91裸聊视频檒l have to demand them at the local level.

91裸聊视频淭he most important thing is for parents to do is to be vocal, be active in their communities and to lobby for these programs to make sure they91裸聊视频檙e available and well supported.91裸聊视频

Over 53,500 students are enrolled in French immersion, accounting for roughly 9.4 per cent of all B.C. students.



cole.schisler@bpdigital.ca

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