A handful of school districts in British Columbia say they are cancelling summer classes because of a province-wide public school teachers鈥� strike.
The school districts of Abbotsford, Campbell River, Prince George, Williams Lake and Chilliwack posted notices on their websites saying summer classes are cancelled.
The Greater Victoria district said it will make a decision about summer classes today.
B.C.鈥檚 Labour Relations Board has ruled that summer classes are an essential service for students in Grades 10 to 12 who failed a course and cannot retake it next year.
Prince George found it does not offer courses fitting this criteria, and will cancel all summer classes. Abbotsford superintendent Kevin Godden said courses in his district deemed essential by the board鈥檚 ruling can be accessed through the district鈥檚 online learning website. Chilliwack, Williams Lake and Campbell River did not say whether they were offering courses the labour board considers essential.
About 41,000 teachers across the province went on a full strike on June 17, indefinitely cancelling classes for more than half a million public school students.
