Sask. education minister says graduation events will take place 'regardless of job action'
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Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said all Grade 12 graduations ceremonies will take place this spring, regardless of any job action teachers may plan to take.
Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said all Grade 12 graduations ceremonies will take place this spring, regardless of any job action teachers may plan to take.
Cockrill said the province will be working with school divisions and parents to ensure resources necessary are provided that will allow ceremonies go ahead.
The province and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) remain away from the bargaining table and teachers’ ongoing job action has included the pause of extracurricular activities.
Last Friday the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) announced that all extra curricular activities would be paused for the week heading into the Easter beak.
Something Cockrill called “extremely disappointing” adding at the time that he would have further comments in the days ahead.
Saskatchewan’s teachers have been without a contract since August of 2023. The two sides began bargaining in May of 2023.
The STF declared impasses in October and February after the province refused to bring classroom size and complexity to the bargaining table, topics teachers feel are the biggest issues in schools today.
