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Quinte-area public school board cancels elementary report cards due to labour dispute

By Alan-Michael Steele [1]

BELLEVILLE – The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board [2] has announced that February report cards for elementary-school students will not be sent home due to job actions by its teachers.

The school board made the announcement on its website Monday, and also sent home a letter to parents [3] from director of education Sean Monteith. The notice also said Grade 9 standardized math tests would not take place because of the labour dispute.

Teachers’ unions across Ontario are engaged in one-day strikes and work-to-rule campaigns as part of a dispute with the provincial government over increased class sizes, online-learning requirements and other issues.

More to come.