P.A. school division preps for possible teacher job action
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As the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) remain at loggerheads, the spectre of teacher job action has again come to the fore.
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has let parents know they are preparing for any eventually from teachers: withdrawing from extracurricular activities, declining to do noon-hour supervision, participating in rotating strikes at particular schools or school divisions, or joining a general strike across the province.
In a letter to parents Friday, Director of Education Robert Bratvold said, in part, “for now, we will operate all schools as usual, but we want families and caregivers to know that if STF job action occurs, we will be making adjustments to school operations as we focus on ensuring student safety and minimizing learning disruptions. The kind of adjustments to school operations will depend on the nature of any job action announced.”
Job action may be announced by the STF at any time but their leadership has committed to providing school divisions at least 48 hours notice. Last month teachers voted overwhelmingly for sanctions in order to break the deadlock.
