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Teachers to issue strike notice

The B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) will file strike notice today to take effect on Tuesday - but they won't immediately take to the picket lines.
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The B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) will file strike notice today to take effect on Tuesday - but they won't immediately take to the picket lines.

Instead, they'll limit job action to refusing to perform administrative tasks such as filling out forms, collecting data, meeting with principals or other administrators, supervising on playgrounds, or writing report cards.

"Teachers' attention will be totally focused on the students in their classrooms, and not on the many bureaucratic and administrative tasks that take away from the joy of teaching and learning," Lambert said.

Teachers will be in close communication with parents if the need arises, Lambert added.

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