The major constraint that Districts have is their annual budget is determined by how many Ss enrolled in each school as of 30 Sept. @bcliberals introduced the head count way of funding schools which has never made much sense but is particularly short-sighted during a pandemic.

If this ill-conceived method of funding schools was suspended during this national crisis, Districts would have more flexibility to respond to parents' demands for more choice.

Here's an article that explains what @bcliberals did that changed the way schools received funding. https://thetyee.ca/News/2009/02/11/SchoolDollars/

Recently we have regularly been told how crucially important schools are. Hard to understand then why funding them has taken up a smaller % of govt spending. From 20% in 2001 to 11% in 2020. https://www.policynote.ca/education-crisis/