Teachers withdrawing noon hour supervision on Tuesday

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) has announced another sanction for the upcoming week.

On Saturday, the STF announced another withdrawal of noon-hour supervision on Tues, March 5. Eight teachers associations are affected by those sanctions:

• Chinook Teachers’ Association – All schools in Chinook School Division
• Horizon Teachers’ Association – All schools in Horizon School Division
• Northern Area Teachers’ Association – All schools in Northern Lights School Division
• North West Teachers’ Association – All schools in Northwest School Division
• Prairie Spirit Teachers’ Association – All schools in Prairie Spirit School Division
• Prairie Valley Teachers’ Association – All schools in Prairie Valley School Division
• Prince Albert and Area Teachers’ Association – All schools in Saskatchewan Rivers School Division and Prince Albert Catholic School Division
• Sun West Teachers’ Association – All schools in Sun West School Division

This latest announcement comes in addition to the province-wide withdrawal of extracurricular activities for March 5 and 6 by the STF.

In a news release, the STF clarified that the withdrawal of noon-hour supervision means its members will not be available to supervise students who are eating lunch at school or taking part in noon-hour activities. Teachers, principals and vice principals often provide lunch break supervision on a voluntary basis.

Student supervision, according to the STF’s release, is the responsibility of the school division. Supervisors are not required to be teachers.