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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 15, 1998 iodinated bstiiiniie ys diiii oT EEE mss cagnCngprparprpnpul aus "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Teachers' strike could drag on, says picketer Meanwhile, students await start of this By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Local secondary school teachers could be digging in for a long battle with the Durham District School Board, says one union member walking the picket line at Port Perry High School. Chemistry teacher Larry Doble said classes throughout the month of September could be lost as teachers stand up against the board and the Tory gov- ernment over staffing and workload issues. Education Minister Dave Johnson allowed teachers and boards some leeway last week in giving them up to two years to phase in new requirements for classroom instruction time, a key sticking point in negotiations here. Mr. Doble said last Thursday that's a step for- ward in ending the almost four-week old strike by Durham's public secondary school teachers. "I think it's great. It opens up the regulations and hopefully we can work something out now," he said. "The interpretation of the instruction time restrictions in Bill 160 was a problem, and now maybe the two sides can come to an agreement." But if one of the striking school boards in the province comes to an agree- Ylivests Yeekendl: Orchard & Vineyard WAGON TOURS DeMONSTRATIONS © TASTINGS SAI & SUN. SEPT. 26 & 27 10:00am-2:30pm APPLES » GRAPES « FRESH JUICE OCAILA Orchards Farm Winery Limited 971 High Point Road, Port Perry (West off Hwy. 12 at Scugog 2nd Line 5 km. south of Manchester) Irwin & Alissa Smith (90S) 985-9924 Valerie Larocca Owner of Native Focus 191 Queen St, Port Perry LOL IB8 formerly Native Perspectives Invites you to our GRAND OPENING Saturday, September 19, 1998 9:30-5:30 We look forward to sharing new beginnings with youl! ment, that doesn't mean they all will, he warned. And he said the province 1s manipulating the strike to pursue its own agenda. "I think (the Tories) have an impressive strate- gy to try and keep them- selves in office. I definitely think they're trying to set- tle up these issues before an election is called (next year)," he said. "Now they're easing up on the definition of instruc- tional time -- which the board thought was a barri- er last year -- and they're throwing it on the shoul- ders of the school boards. It was a good move for the government to give the con- trol to the school boards Students can get text books from school \. Opening at 180 Queen St., Port Perry Thursday, Sept. 24 cafe & whole foods see you there! and have them and the OSSTF (Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation) square off." Mr. Doble said teachers are standing firm on staffing issues to protect the integrity of the public education system. "We are responsible to give a certain quality of education and we start to lose that when the class- rooms are overcrowded," he said. "In that classroom there would be kids with mixed abilities and textbooks that are 10 years old. "We'd be doing a disser- vice to the students... let- ting their education go down the hill." Students affected by the public high school teachers' strike can get a bit of a start on their stud- ies by picking up text books appropriate to their Reid's Organic Farm Market Closed Sept.17-18-19 £ VALENTINO'S | FITNESS FUNATICS | "LOW IMPACT AEROBICS * STEP AEROBICS With Pam Greco Leslie Harrison Debbie Stevenson Michele Valentino Yvonne Van Camp All classes will run Mornings and Evenings | NNGREAT NEW LOCATION!!! OPENING MON. SEPT. 14th | 16130 Old Simcoe Rd., Port Perry For more information call Michele Valentino 985-6944 1 EEE REESE. : = ; : : = i Meanwhile, students are watching the debate, and awaiting word on when they'll start classes. Students were supposed to go back to school last Tuesday (Sept. 8). And some young people are becoming frustrated over the delay. "I think it's more the teachers' fault than the board's," says Brad Johnston, a 16-year-old employee at IGA who's putting in time on the job until he can start his Grade 12 year. "The students were pret- ty upset over it last year and from the people I've talked to so far this year, they're all mad at the courses. A refundable $50 deposit is required for the texts, which can be obtained by calling the principal, said trustee Bobbie Drew. year's classes at Port Perry High School teachers," he said. "The students want to get back in the classroom and get school started and then over with. We're waiting for them. "I hope we're not out for a month or so. I don't buy their stories about them doing too much. How many teachers coach sports or work after school on some- thing? Two-tenths of them? We just want them to go back." Agreeing with those sen- timents was 18-year-old Glenn McCready. "I wish they'd go back; I've got one semester to go, and they're stalling," he said. "I'm not happy with what they're doing, but there's not much I can do about it. "They didn't accomplish anything the first time they went on strike, so what do they think they can do now?" 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Agricultural Appreciation Dinner & Country Dance Friday, September 18th * 6:30pm Scugog Community Centre * Port Perry in recognition ot the vital and important role the agncultural community plays in Scugog Township All You Can Eat Buftet Scugog's Fabulous Feast +» Cash Bar » Country Dance Entertainment Chaser Presentation of Roval Bank/Scugoy Chamber of #8 (Commerce Agricultural So holarship Award Presentation oh 3 8 TICKETS ARE $30 PER PERSON, 4 IN ADVANCE Available at Scugog Chamber of Commerce 269 Queen Street or Jayson Callan Music 174 Mary Street, Port Perry or call Yvonne Pepper at 985 2254 For more information call 985-4971 or 985-2254 Hosted by: Ls AN Sy Y Orpen