All extracurricular activities are being cancelled in Living Sky and Light of Christ school divisions beginning on Thursday.
This stems from the announcement Monday by Saskatchewan Teachers Federation of the ”implementation of sanctions for teachers in the form of restriction of services.”
Both Light of Christ and Living Sky school divisions issued a joint news release in the wake of the announcement on Monday afternoon. According to the joint news release, the sanctions begin Thursday morning March 12, and will continue until further notice. All extra-curricular activities in both school divisions are being cancelled as a result. Regarding individual activities, people are urged to contact their school for details.
“Our intention at Light of Christ Catholic School Division and Living Sky School Division is to do everything possible to keep the public informed so that together we can provide for the safety and well-being of students during this period of job action,” their news release stated.
Earlier Monday morning, Patrick Maze, president of STF, announced the sanctions, citing an unwillingness by the province to provide adequate support for students.
“It is extremely frustrating that government admits there is a problem, but refuses to address it,” said Maze in a news release. “Students are paying the price. Teachers have made it clear that securing adequate classroom resources for students is worth fighting for.”
According to STF’s news release, 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.
Not provide any voluntary or extracurricular services.
Living Sky and Light of Christ say in their statement that letters from both school divisions are being sent to families outlining further details of the sanctions and how it may impact them. Those are found atthe Saskatchewan Teachers Federation website at www.stf.sk.ca.
The school divisions will continue to update the situation on their websites and social media channels.
