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P;me 2 The Clarington/Courticc Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, August 29, 1998 E hi l-H-fl ,«jy 1.3? " -1Ï .*• «1; » Teachers Withdraw Voluntary Services From page 1 negotiator returns from vacation Monday morning. morning. High school teachers in several Boards, including the neighbouring Durham Board of Education, arc currently on strike after talks broke down almost two weeks ago. Talks with Durham teachers will resume Sept. 2. Unlike their counterparts in Clarington, Durham students students do not return to class until Sept. 8. Nickle says new rules governing teachers, including the requirement of extra in-class teaching time, have made it so teachers have had to make some tough choices. "With the increase in the work load, you're talking talking about extra class time, preparation time and marking time. Teachers must concentrate on their professional duties .... (they arc) going to have to prioritize and the priority for their income is to do their best in the classroom," classroom," says Nickle. He adds the things teachers used to be able to do arc now simply impossible. "Teachers have willingly willingly given countless hours of their time in the past. But now, it's simply a question of prioritizing their time. Teachers just won't have the physical or mental energy" to do volunteer work for the students, remarks Nickle. Nickle says the private school system has focused energies -- financial and otherwise -- on things like sporting and music facilities. But, he adds, the provincial government is doing the opposite for the public school system. "All the things that arc being emphasized in the private system .... arc the kinds of tilings that are being de-emphasized in the public system," notes Nickle. He also says the government government has cut enough from education already. "We've reached that critical mass where further cuts arc going to irreparably irreparably hurt the system," lie says. Teachers and the board will continue talks when the negotiator returns, says Nickle. He says lie still hopes the two sides can reach an agreement without without a strike. Until an agreement is reached, Nickle says teachers will not be offering voluntary services. THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY - Const. Chris Collins (middle) and Const. Peter Cousins (right) show Durham Regional Police Chief Kevin McAlpinc how the new Laser Speed Evaluation Device works. New Technology is Targeting Speeders From page 1 says Sergeant Jim Grimlcy. Each unit is worth about $8,000. In Whitby and Pickering, they were donated to police by the municipality. In Oshawa, they were purchased by the community police department. The units arc especially effective because of the distance at which they can detect speeders, says Const. Collins. "You really don't have to disguise (the laser device) because of the distances distances that you pick people people up on it," he remarks. As an example, Const. Collins says officers recently set up the device on Ritson Road North in Oshawa, near Beau Valley School, in a 50 kilometre per hour zone. From a distance distance of 225 metres, officers officers caught five cars in five minutes exceeding the speed limit by an average f Help Save The Environment and SAVE PLASTIC NEWSPAPER SLEEVES .... , . ... ... ' ; Bring in 100 plastic Newspaper Sleeves from your Clarington/Courtice Independent, and you can place a classified advertisement for 1/2 Price Value up to $20.00. Limited to one coupon per customer. Hurry! 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