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By CKOM News Staff

Saskatchewan teachers to implement sanctions starting Thursday

Mar 9, 2020 | 12:07 PM

The province’s teachers are to begin withholding services starting Thursday.

It’s the latest step in the labour dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and the provincial government.

In a release Monday, STF president Patrick Maze said that despite acknowledging the complexity and composition of classrooms, the government continues to be unwilling to provide adequate support for students.

On Feb. 10 and 11, teachers voted 90.2 per cent in favour of sanctions. Maze said Under the Restriction of Services sanction, all federation members will:

• Continue to provide students with the best possible learning opportunities during the school day;
• Report to school and provide professional service no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the school day and not later than 15 minutes after the conclusion of the school day;
• Continue to provide student supervision such as recess, lunch or bus supervision within the time frame specified above; and,
• Not provide any voluntary or extracurricular services.

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“We recognize this causes uncertainty, disappointment and frustration for students, parents and teachers,” Maze said in the release. “We had all hoped to avoid this situation. We ask for continued support in urging government to fix the problems its underfunding has created for students across the province.”

The sanctions are to remain in effect until further notice.

Negotiations on a contract began in May of last year.

There are no scheduled talks between the two sides at this time.