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w The Canadien Chamnpion, Fndaky, February 12, 1999l - 3 Parents,- students, trustee frustrated with dispute Editor's note: The namtes of thse parent and students in thse follow- ing story have been changed. By IRENE GENTLE The Champion In the cold war between the Halton Catholic District School Board and separate scisool teacis- ers, tempers are starting to boil. Tise heat is the aftermnath of a surprise lockout that followed five months of divisive negotiations between the board and teachers. Ian, the parent of a 17-year-old Y B is ho p Reding stu- Jo. Deoni dent, said be doesn't care which aide is right, he just wants bis son back in school. have to cave, so be it," he aaid. "Somneone has to take a leadership role.", Witis thse school doors locked and both sides unwilling to deal, educa- tion is suffering and faîth in the separate school systemn is waning, he said. "A lot of parents I've talked to plan on moving their kids into a public school," said Ian, wisose -e TEACHERS on page 9 Photo by RON KUZYK Charlie Lopresti (Ieft) and Peter Posocco, teachers at Oalcvilie's Loyola Secondary Schooi, proteat outaide the Halton Catholic District School Board building after being locked out eariier this week. RC school board locks out teachers At midnight Tuesday, the Halton Catholic District School Board closed classes to more than 350 high school teachers and all students. Tise on-going bitter labour dispute between tise board and its working-to-rule teachers reacised tise boiling point Tuesday aftemoon after teacisers overwiselmingly turned down tise lateat contract offer Monday. "The board is showing complete and utter diaregard of teacisers and students in tisis community," said Joe Pece, president of tise Halton Secondary Unit of tise Ontario Englisis Catholic Teachers Association (QECTA). According to board Chair imt Sherlock, an emnergency teleconference was held Monday nigist after 99.4 per cent of teacis- ers rejected tise deal. By unanimous resolution, said Mr. Siserlock, board members autisorized a lockout effective 12:01 arn. Wednesday if $ee related stories on pages 4 and 5 tise union did not lift aIl "partial sanctions" - namnely refusing to engage in extra-cur- ricular activities - for the remainder of the second semnester. Tise union was given until 4:.30 p.m. Tuesday to make up its mmid. Late Tuesday afternoon, isowever, tise union offered to meet witis thse board in a last ditch effort to avoid wisat Mr. Pece, calied a "draconian move. "Tiss inove by tise scisool board could be tise most detrimental action to tise students and teacisers and to thse long-termn vîability of Catisolic education in Halton," said Mr. Pece. "We owe it to our parents and stu- dents to make every attempt to avoid an unnecessary lockout." Mr. Pece, along with QECTA president Marshsall Jarvis and meinhers of tise teacis- ers' negotiating teain, went to the board offices in Burlington ready to negotiate. However, they found ail doors to the building locked and were ieft standing in thse parking lot. 'Iley just don't want to talk to us," Mr. Pece said after learning of tise board's decision to lock themn out. Minutes after tise 4:30 p.m. deadline, Mr. Pece said tise union faxed the board an -ses STUDENTS on page 7 lntrodtxdng the L-Z-o Furnlire GdlerW*s «Super Sale"l 1hefearlessilrniture spý ith ngs, séeto,qualiý;S3mcoso " andtyel BNt don't takc our wqrd for it Sce the -Super Sale in actin. hfansus La-Z-Iu? sofas, rediners, occasional chairs, -brdroonis, drnng rooms, ing this sale cauxt do'. eMdtacbranp manwrdfloT-It u"îelCbl5W p'ic Withnuàm iple e finnc ffie fig slei 1sxndayStpby laZ-BoyFwMitsgeia -;5 LE.Wux tody ut isurrY! Berge Supe "qr sale rai do - unc mo tvdi Recliners from $379 e Sofas from $699