Parents, students and teachers across the province are gearing up for a return to school under the shadow of a government-mandated end to a three week-long strike by Alberta educators.
School boards have been notifying parents of a planned return for Wednesday morning after Bill 2, also called the Back to School Act was passed in the legislature early Tuesday morning.
Teachers have been on strike since Oct. 6, after a breakdown in contract negotiations and two rejected deals.
Edmonton Catholic School District posted an update telling parents school will resume. A similar statement was sent to parents from the Edmonton Public School Board saying that the board is now focusing on returning to routine as fast as possible.
More than 51,000 teachers have been striking and about 750,000 students at public, Catholic and francophone schools were out of school.
The Alberta Teachers’ Association is holding a news conference at 1:30 today.
More to come.
