Who is going to look after our children?

[charliebean]

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... htm#113595

What a shame. I sure hope that our children are going to be ok when they are left being unsupervised. Maybe we need a group of concerned parents to go to the school yards during the time our children are left unsupervised and make sure they are ok. Wish I didn't have to worry about my child's safety when I drop him off at school.

[Hassel99]

You did not read the article you linked did you....

School District 23, district management staff outside the BCTF, principals and vice-principals will handle before and after school supervision beginning on Wednesday.

When i went to school in the 90s in BC, i dont recall any teacher supervision at lunch or recess. it was all parent volunteers, and at most 2 ppl for a full school yard.

[Daspoot]

Recess without rules

Maybe it's the nanny-state that's been created in the last 25 years that is the problem in the first place.

[LoneWolf_53]

When I was in school there was no supervision in the school yard during lunch and recess.

Somehow I survived. Imagine.

[WeatherWoman]

I work in a SD where teachers do not do the supervision and it's done by admin and cupe staff. My children attend another SD and it's the same thing.

[matai]

When I was in school, two teachers were supervising the 600 of us. When the bell rang at the end of the break, we all had to be in line with our classroom and they would let us go back in one classroom at a time.

For lunch it was two crazy broomsticks doing the supervision. They gave me a written "warning" one day because I was eating too slow a day that I was sick.

Anyways, the article answers the OP's question:

Gloster says recess will be supervised for the balance of the week but adds a letter will go home to parents tomorrow indicating that, as of next Monday, recess will be cancelled for the duration of the job action and the school day will end 15 minutes early.

[Rwede]

When i went to school in the 90s in BC, i dont recall any teacher supervision at lunch or recess. it was all parent volunteers, and at most 2 ppl for a full school yard.

Now it's against union rules to have parents drop by to give a hand and do volunteer work.

Thanks CUPE and BCTF.

[DeepEnd]

Now it's against union rules to have parents drop by to give a hand and do volunteer work.

Thanks CUPE and BCTF.

Any chance of a link to that info?

I find it odd that parents are not allowed to participate.

[charliebean]

Shame Shame on the teachers, ending classes early because they will not be supervising our children ...I guess you are right.. You are doing this for the kids..lOl

[Triple 6]

you don't have to worry about it. They're cancelling recess. Kids will be let out 15 minutes early! How excellent.

[charliebean]

Are the teachers going to reimburse parents for this? I mean, why should parents have to miss work(and getting paid) or pay more for any after school care because the teachers do not want to supervise our children..Any lawyers out there, can you start a civil case in regards to this to reimburse any parents that are financially put out because of this?

[flamingfingers]

^Good Lord!! Another parent who views schools and teachers as daycares and babysitters!

They are YOUR kids. YOU are responsible for looking after them.

[charliebean]

Please DO NOT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH....This is not how I fell and is DEFINATELY not your place to say...

[Triple 6]

Are the teachers going to reimburse parents for this? I mean, why should parents have to miss work(and getting paid) or pay more for any after school care because the teachers do not want to supervise our children..Any lawyers out there, can you start a civil case in regards to this to reimburse any parents that are financially put out because of this?

The teachers are there to TEACH your children not supervise them over recess. Holy.

[charliebean]

I appreciate your opinion...Thank you