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Oak Bay streets bustle as kids go back to school How to deal with time lost is still up in the air Andrea Peacock News staff
School was back in session on Monday in Oak Bay after 86 per cent of B.C. teachers voted in favour of a sixyear contract. It will be up to each individual school district in the province to determine how to make up for lost class-time, said Greater Victoria school district chair Peg Orcherton. “The ministry will likely provide some direction, but districts have the ability to establish their own calendars.” Orcherton said there is no set plan yet, as discussions are still being had on how to provide students with a full school year. She added it may end up being a combination of different things. Unlike some districts, such as Sooke, Orcherton said maintenance and facilities staff were able to get into the schools and do regular maintenance and cleanup over the summer. “We have separate facilities grounds and part of a labour relations ruling was that those couldn’t be picketed because there’s no teachers working there,” said Orcherton. “So our schools are clean and ready for receiving teachers and students.” BCTF president Jim Iker said the agreement provides for “hundreds of new teachers” as well as raises for regular and substitute teachers and improved extended health benefits. editor@oakbaynews.com
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School crossing guard Shanna Gravel helps kids and parents cross Cadboro Bay Road safely on the first day of school, which was delayed three weeks this year due to the teachers’ strike, at Ecole Willows Elementary.
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