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Local French Schools OPEN On Thursday

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French schools in the region will be open on Thursday as the one-day rotating strike has been called off.

The union representing Ontario French-language teachers has suspended the job action.

The reason given is “as a result of weather forecasts in many regions of Ontario.”

This includes Dryden’s École catholique de l’Enfant-Jésus, Red Lake’s École catholique des Étoiles-du-Nord and Ignace’s École Immaculée-Conception.

Bus transportation will also be operating normally as well.

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Elementary Teachers Escalate Job Action

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The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is upping its job action to back demands for a new contract with the Ford Government.

Beginning Wednesday, public elementary teachers will not be taking on any additional work, which will include not filling in for absences normally taken by occasional teachers and education workers.

In addition, teachers will also stop spending their own money on classroom supplies.

ETFO is giving the Province until March 6th to reach a deal before it considers further job action.

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Elementary/French Language Schools Closed

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Several schools will be dark today (Thursday) as teachers continue to lobby for a new contract.

Elementary schools will be closed across the entire Keewatin-Patricia School District as instructors conduct another one-day strike.

Childcare and EarlyON centres will remain open but before and after school programming will not be operating.

French language teachers are also walking off the job today, meaning classes have been cancelled in Dryden, Red Lake and Ignace. (Ecole catholique de l’Enfant-Jesus Dryden, Ecole catholique des Etoiles-du-Nord Red Lake and Ecole Immaculee-Conception Ignace)

All high schools remain open and buses will be running for those institutions.

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Elementary Job Action Continues

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Elementary teachers are continuing their strike efforts as a deal has yet to be reached with the provincial government.

Mike Judge is a regional rep with the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario and he says instructors are hurting being out on strike pay but notes they are dedicated and won’t give up their fight.

“Everyone has mortgages. Everyone has car payments. Everybody has their things in their lives that cost money. It is a huge pinch when you talk about missing multiple days off of a pay period. For lot’s of people that’s a real strain but they are happy to be out here (picket line) in support of public education.”

Judge stresses instructors want to be in the classroom helping students and not on strike.

He notes escalating job action may occur but states securing a deal with the province is their top priority right now.

Schools were closed for two days this week across the Keewatin-Patricia School District.

Another two days of strikes are planned by local elementary teachers next Tuesday and Thursday.

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No Report Cards For Elementary Students

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board confirms elementary teachers won’t input marks, grades and comments on provincial report cards.

The job action impacts all students from Grade 1 to 8 for term number one.

Alternative report cards for special education students will also not be carried out.

Board officials say they can’t provide a timeline as to when report cards will be available to families.

They note regular assessments are continuing in area schools and anyone who has questions or concerns about their child’s progress is encouraged to contact their child’s teacher.

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One-Day Strikes Continue Across District

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The province’s Education Minister is being pressured by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario to get back to central contract talks.

A one-day walkout was held Monday across the Keewatin-Patricia School District and additional strikes are scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday.

Local EFTO President Kim Douglas says the job action is the only means for educators to force the government to get serious about negotiations and the future of public education.

Douglas says they know the strikes are a hardship for parents, but it’s crystal clear Stephen Lecce is only interested in cuts to education.

She is asking for parents to stand by instructors, stressing the programs the union is fighting for today will have an impact on the education of students now and in the future.

The EFTO has tabled revised proposals for: “smaller classes where students get the help they need; more resources for students with special needs; protection of Ontario’s Kindergarten program; and fair compensation for educators”.

She notes since late December, Lecce’s team has shown no interest in returning to contract talks to discuss the key issues affecting students, student learning and educators.

Elementary teachers have been without a contract since last August.

Douglas says provincial negotiators haven’t responded and have set no dates for future talks.

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Elementary Teachers Planning More Strikes

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Elementary teachers are ramping up job action.

Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will hold rotating strikes once-a-week across the province.

If a contract isn’t reached by the end of the month, instructors will walk off the job in the Keewatin-Patricia School district February 5th and 6th.

Union President Sam Hammond says educators and parents aren’t going to accept the government’s deep cuts to public education that only serve to harm the quality of education for generations to come.

He notes “There is nothing to be gained by Minister Lecce avoiding meaningful and fair contract talks other than further damaging the reputation of the Ford government.”

Hammond says teachers are calling for appropriate funding for special education, a strategy to address classroom violence, maintaining the current Kindergarten program, fair hiring practices, class sizes and compensation that keeps up with inflation.

He adds “I challenge the minister to send his negotiators back to the table to address these issues because in four months of talks from August through December 2019, his (Minister Lecce) had no mandate to discuss them.”

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French Language Teachers Starting Job Action

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Another teachers union will be starting job action against the government starting tomorrow. (Thursday)

Teachers working with the province’s French language schools will be in a legal strike position that day.

They’ll be following similar action taken by public elementary, Catholic and high school teachers in stepping away from certain administrative duties.

Last month, they voted 97% in favour of strike action to back demands.

Classes won’t be disrupted at this time at French language schools in Dryden and Red Lake.

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KPDSB Schools Closed Today

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A reminder that all schools in the Keewatin Patricia District School Board will be closed today.

The public board is included in this weeks’ round of one-day job walk-outs by members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.

The job action impacts students at the elementary and high school level as well as adult education sites in Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Kenora.

Cooperative Education placements for secondary students will also be cancelled for the day.

Childcare and EarlyON Centres in area schools will remain open, but before and after school programming will not be operating.

Bus services to all public schools has been cancelled but catholic students will still see service.

All schools will re-open and it will be back to classes as normal on Thursday.

Area catholic schools remain open and bus service will continue for catholic schools as well.

(Schools impacted)
-Beaver Brae Secondary School
-Crolancia Public School
-Dryden High School
-Ear Falls Public School
-Evergreen Public School
-Golden Learning Centre Public School
-Ignace Public School
-Keewatin Public School
-King George VI Public School
-Lillian Berg Public School
-New Prospect Public School
-Open Roads Public School
-Red Lake-Madsen Public School
-Red Lake District High School
-Savant Lake Public School
-Sioux Mountain Public School
-Sioux North High School
-Sioux Narrows Public School
-Upsala Public School
-Valleyview Public School

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Catholic Teachers Start First Wave Of Job Action

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The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association is ramping up job action against the government starting today. (Monday)

Regional spokesperson Leanne Davidson says they are stepping up action after contract talks broke down last week.

“Become very clear in negotiations that the government has no intention of re-considering the cuts that they are making to public education that affect our students, namely the class size and the mandatory e-learning.”

Davidson says they are withholding administrative duties, which will only affect the Ministry of Education and the school board itself.

She stresses student learning won’t be impacted.

Davidson adds teachers are expected to be out in front of local Catholic schools before and after class to update parents about their job action.

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