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,TbeÇanadma ChampQn, Fniday, Eptm 18, 19987- 5 RC teachers wilil not be locked out -- for now By CAROL BALDWIN Special ta The Champion li 'r 375 Cathoi seon rrddr ý(ho îach- swil Il oi e io ked out. INl ths wck ly- way. Admitting that the situation was less than ideal, James Sherlock, chair of the Halton Catholic District School Board, announced at Tuesday's board meeting that supervision at theE high schools would continue to be provîded by ~~ non-union faculty members duning the teachers' S E T L 5 .- ic one-period-per-day strike.LE workload has been increased ta 1,250 minutes in NAT 4w l the classroom a week. The Halton Catholic NEGO board bas met this requirement by scbeduling ><.,e1~ teachers into seven out of eight classes, instead /..i of the previaus six of eight. Those scheduled for e0 an additional class this semester have refused ta / teach it, and are being docked 25 per cent of their pay by the board. [l ! 'The principals and vice-principals are provid- wi l ing the best supervision that they can for stu- 4$, dents who have been abandoned during classes while the teachers are refusing ta teach those periods ta which they are assigned," Mr. Sherlock said. He said board members will "teleconference" every night ta discuss any new developments. "We will be getting status reports every night ta review the situation. If circumstances change ' 50 that there are very significant safety concemns, the board would have ta look at considering14 closing the schools." Mr. Sherlock said he considered it the The Halton Catholic District School Board bas in secondary schools ta 22 pupils. province's responsibility ta restore some sem- joined six other large Catholic school boards in The letter ta the minister states, -The teachers' .J:i2.. .YY. BAR YK blance of stability ta Ontario schools. asking Minister of Education Dave Johnson provincial union leaders are unwilling ta allow Hlo onnCtol e hr "It's My opinion that the province bas tried ta intervene immediately ta resolve the province- local teacher units ta negotiate collective agree- nwch In prtu ouod hesh do t00 much too fast and that's part of the prob- wide labour dispute with teachers. ments in ways which meet the spirit of the bov ofl* nMfl* usa lemo," he said in an interview before the public In a letter sent ta Mr. Johnson on September Education Act." portion of the board meeting. "Vie deeply regret 16, the chairs of the seven Catholic School The six other Catholic school boards are those.. that aur students are nat receiving the full pro- boards say they have comphied wsth Bill 160 and in Toronto, Dufferin-Peel, Durhamn, Hamilton- gram ta which they are entitled." its requirement ta reduce the average class size Wentworth, Simcoe-Muskoka and York. Distemper vaccination i l 6 rM-o A distemper vaccine bas been approved by the federal government ta protect dogs from the disease. The vaccination bas been tested and is on the market in the United States. It is oî Lt9 . wr aém fa available in Canada now that national test- Moilli ew ut> ing here bas been campleted. 'M erfrtf natnac The vaccine is under the trade name Recombitek and is produced by Meniai Canada. P Fdday Sept. 18, 1998 *BounW e Canadian Tire Ge tô mi tedne e China House U AY14P * Garden GaItefl inatnane - .......... eRadioSak" U3 45Wolw es ý,,Cds NWellin aerKWcèI T N ES ss C LU 8 "MEC ST BEIoe &:M" - j Vito's Pizza _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _