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Dear CMSD82 Parents, Guardians & Caregivers,
I am writing to inform you that the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) has announced that its members will be withdrawing their services during rotating strikes throughout the province from Monday, May 26 to Thursday, May 29, 2014 inclusive. Each school district will be affected on one day.
As a result, teachers will not be reporting for duty to Coast Mountains School District on Monday, May 26, 2014. School buses will not be running on May 26 and we are requesting that parents do not send their children to school on this day. Schools will not have adequate levels of supervision on May 26 to ensure student safety. All schools in the province will be open on Friday, May 30; however, May 30 in Coast Mountains Schools District is a Professional Development Day and students will not be in attendance.
While school facilities will remain open under the supervision of school district staff, we will be unable to provide students with instruction during this period of job action. Exceptions to this are programs not staffed by BCTF employees, which includes Kitimat Child Care.
It is the sincere hope of the Board of Education that this dispute will be concluded quickly and that normal school operations will resume as soon as possible. In the meantime, we will do our utmost to keep you informed of any new developments in a timely manner over the next week.
Parents can access further information at these sources:
LOCAL
- Local radio stations
- Individual school websites
- Coast Mountains School District 82 website – www.cmsd.bc.ca
PROVINCIAL
- British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) – www.bcpsea.bc.ca
- Labour Relations Board (LRB) – http://www.lrb.bc.ca/decisions
- British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) – www.bctf.ca
For our most recent and regular updates for this job action, please refer to the local radio station in your community and the school district website at www.cmsd.bc.ca.
I apologize for the inconvenience that this provincial dispute is causing to families in the communities served by the Coast Mountains School District and I look forward to resuming our important work with your children as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Katherine McIntosh
Superintendent of Schools
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