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The school board on the other hand. must be aware of its stewardship of the taxpayers‘ money. especially at a lime when a larger share of the cost of education is being borne by local property taxpayers. The issue of elementary school teachers being on strike dominated much of the thinking at Queen's Park last week as the *Province‘s first elementary school teachers' strike com- pleted its second week in Peel County. By ALF STONG In light of the contract dispute between the York County Board of Education and its elementary teachers. and more particularly because the teachers refused to accept the contract even though the Board ratified the Agreement in August, the situation involving the elementary school teachers in Peel County is of great interest to the Regional Municipality of York. 7 Since 1974 when the right to strike was ap- proved by the Ontario Legislature. there have been 19 strikes involving more than 300,000 students with an average of seven [0 eight weeks of lost schooling. The issue is not an easy one to settle. Both the teachers and the school boards have genuine concerns that need to be resolved. The teachers are looking for a fair and just wage settlement that recognizes today's runaway inflation. In a time of declining enrollment. they also want some fair and equitable arrangement for deciding which teachers are to be let go, A recent report analyzed the long and bitter secondary school teachers strike in Toronto and concluded that many students did not return to school and those who went on to University experienced more dif- ficulties with their studies. There were also signs of reduced respect for teachers by their students. The board is also responsible for providing the best quality education it can and therefore wants to retain its best teachers. The issue is not black and white L both sides have strong feelings about the rightness of their case. C-8 â€" THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, 0 :tober The real question-then is not who is right or who is wrong. but rather how to resolve the differences in a fair way. We have now had five years of experience in using strikes as the settlement procedure. Nobody seems satisfied with the results. T e a c h e r s a r e professionals: they are aware of their respon- sibilities to their students: and they do not like the disruptive effect of a strike on the learning process. Trustees are elected to keep schools open‘ not closed: they are deeply aware of public animosity to a strike situation: and they loo do not want students schooling to be so violently disrupted. Students and their parents see themselves as the innocent victims in this power struggle Students become skep» tical and disenchanted with the value of education when they see that‘it can be interrupted for almoSt two months. Parents see their family life seriously disrupted. especially in those families where both parents must work out- side the home. The social and moral consequences of large numbers of children having so much free time on their hands has not yet been measured. but it must surely be detrimental. As we move into the 1980‘s. it seems clear to me at least that a better way must be found to resolve such disputes. The Liberal Opposition Education Critic has recommended that the provincial government establish a permanent board of arbitrators from which two or three members could be drawn when a local negotiation breaks doxm. Such board members would quickly become very knowledgeable about the education process and become understanding of the concerns of both‘teachers and School trustees. Since they could not disappear after making their set~ tlement decisions, they would quickly tend to arrive at fair and responsible decisions. Queen’s Park ER? DIVISION. TANDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED to record meetings. lectures. band concerts,“ or whatever you like You can play pre-recorded tapes or build a tape library by recording "off-the-air". And of course, you can listen in to yourfavour- ite AM and FM stations. 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