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18- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 30, 1998 A "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Teachers vote heavily in favor of fall strike From page 1 adds up to one more class per week than at present. Pat Jermey, president of District 13 of the OSSTF says that the policy is a deal breaker. "Yes, that is a point over which our members feel strongly," she said. "There are other ways to make up that time," she said. "Through counseling or working one on one with students and by covering class time for absent teachers, it could be made up." Ms Jermey has vowed not to back down on the issue. Dave Robinson, president of the Port Perry High School OSSTF chapter, hopes parents will take the time to educate themselves on the issues the teachers are battling, including teaching the equivalent of another course per year. "The implication is there that a teacher could wind up being forced to teach outside their area of expertise," Mr. Robinson said. Most of all, he hopes parents will ask their trustees and MPPs to explain the changes in education policy to em. "Examine the facts," he said. "Education is more than a balance sheet. "It is not a factory or a business and your children are not a product that can be packaged like a value meal of the week." Mr. Robinson said teachers at PPHS stand together on the issue of a strike in September: "Unless our con- cerns are addressed, we will strike." Ms Jermey wants the Durham board to take the lead in standing up to the provincial government over education issues. "Some school boards have taken the idea of alternative methods of making up the extra class time," she said. "Durham has always been a leader; let them take the lead here, too." Class size is another issue that Ms Jermey said has been misrepresented by some. "The legislation states an average of 22 students, but we know that there will be classes well over that amount and averaging a figure like that does not paint a true picture of the class size teachers will be faced with." Negotiations are set to begin on the contract for OSSTF members in late July early August. Ms Jermey wants her members to take time to relax and unwind from what she describes as "a grueling year for all of us in education." But the local OSSTF boss is serious about a strike possibility: "There is a court challenge currently in the court over the constitutionality of Bill 160," she said. "A decision is expected on it in early July, so we will see what it says." DURHAM REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE It's Your Decision! RIK DAVIE/PORT PERRY STAR HAPPY 50TH: Harold and Lois Luke were honored by family and friends recently on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. 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One homeowner, who asked not to be identified, said that she and her hus- band are considering join- ing the class to see if they can recoup some of the value they feel their home has lost as a result of what they call the negative pub- licity the suit has caused. The case will likely be discussed for some time, no matter the outcome. If no settlement is reached before the matter goes to court it would mark only the second time in Ontario that a class action has gone to a trial, accord- ing to the plaintiff's lawyer Kirk Baert. 1998/. municipal office. or private property. County of Victoria Sanitary Landfill Sites Wednesday, July 1, 1998 All landfill sites in Victoria County will be CLOSED on Wednesday, July 1st, Any questions regarding collection should be directed to your local Please do not litter municipal roadways NOTICE Canada Day Port Perry Star & Weekend Star. Delivered to your mailbox twice weekly.... not to the end of your driveway!