“Teachers have decided to take job action in an attempt to reach a new collective agreement and have illegally stripped resources returned to our schools. We have deliberately chosen to structure our job action to have maximum impact on our employer while having minimum impact on students and parents.
We realize it is not possible to take even a limited job action without having some effect on our students but it is our hope that parents understand why we have taken this particular form of job action. We know that the illegal actions of the government has impacted students and parents as well as teachers and we don’t wish to add to the damage. At this time we have chosen to drop non-essential administrative tasks that take away our focus on teaching and learning.
It is understandable that parents who are active in their schools are unsure of what activities might be perceived as crossing our virtual picket line. The simplest advice I can offer to parents is that if you engaged in the activity last year please stay involved. If the activity is something that teachers have dropped as a result of job action we would ask that parents not attempt to fill that void.
I would add that teachers are looking forward to having conversations with parents about how their child is progressing and we ask that parents touch base with teachers early and often so that all of us, teachers, parents and students can work together for a successful year.”
Matt Pearce, Chair, PGDTA
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