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The francophone teachers, who teach in the board‘s French language schools, will begin on Sept. 7th. Diane Rabenda, a superintendent of education with the board, said the francophone school year will be 194 days including nine for professional development. That is the minimum allowed by the ministry of education. By ALEX MATHESON Special to the Beaver alton‘s English Catholic teachers are outraged that they will have to teach three more days than their counterparts in the French section or in the public board. The Halton Roman Catholic School Board has decided to have its English teachers start on Sept. 1st instead of the day after Labor Day (Sept. 7) as is normal. English Catholic teachers outraged Today‘s SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, A P Food City, Kmart, The Bay, Biâ€" way, Aikenhead‘s Mark Slipp, Investment Executive Fidelity Far East Fund FRYimmp â€" (416 359â€"4633 Page 3 19â€"21 23â€"27 But those taking and giving instruction in English will be in school three days longer in the upcoming school year. Rabenda explained that the board has the right to start the school year as early as Sept. 1st. The teacher representatives are almost speechless with horror over the decision. They wish not to fan the flames before the board has a chance to reconsider. Richard Brock, Ontario English Catholic Teacher Association representative for elementary teachers said "the issue went to the hearts of all teachers. They (the board) are asking the anglophone teachers to work two per cent longer or work for two per cent less than francophone teachers." However, as long as Rabenda can remember, both secâ€" tions within the Catholic board had the same school year. He said the francophone section of the board took a traâ€" 6x5‘ garden shed with 140â€"cu. ft solve your storage problems. 64 and accessories not included. 60 Reg. 189.99 Eh chdiie n k: d annacenric ditional calendar while the anglophone took one that adds to the workload or decreases the pay. Brock thinks there should have been conâ€" sultation. "We have teachers with holidays booked. For eons we deemed the end of summer vacation as Labor Day." He said the backlash would be phenomenal if the stuâ€" dents were brought back on Sept. 1st. "It is a social conâ€" tract issue unilaterally imposed," he added, "we deserve input and dialogue. This is the first rollback of what may (See ‘Teachers‘ page 2) ALICE ANNE LEMAY: