No School on Tues May 27th in SD 27

Courtesy of SD #27 Superintendent Mark Thiessen:

The BCTF, the union representing teachers, has informed the school district that they will be engaged in rotating strikes and will be withdrawing teaching services in School District No. 27 on Tuesday, May 27.

During that time, schools and other locations will be picketed. I expect that all union personnel in our schools may be directed by their executives not to cross the picket lines. Should this occur, I also expect that each school will have very limited, and in some case, no teaching or support staff to supervise students.

While schools will continue to be open and Principals and Vice Principals will be present, there will be no instruction. For safety reasons I ask that parents keep all children home from classes on Tuesday, May 27. I will be directing the busses not to run on Tuesday, May 27.

Also, no programs will be running in our district schools on Tuesday, May 27. This includes all StrongStart programs, daycares, or use by community user groups.

The public budget presentation and Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 27 at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary in 100 Mile House has been moved to the School District No. 27 administration office in Williams Lake, beginning at 6:30pm. As always, the Board meeting can also be viewed online through a link on the district website homepage.

Thank you for your patience. We know that you share with us the desire to return to normal operations as quickly as possible and that this dispute will be concluded quickly. In the meantime, we will do our best to keep you informed in a timely manner.

For further updates please listen to media outlets and/or refer to the School District No. 27 website at www.sd27.bc.ca. Your school principal will also be able to give you information.

Classes will resume as normal on Wednesday, May 28. In the event that the rotating strikes continue to the following week, another parent information bulletin will be sent home in advance of the date that is selected by the BCTF.