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[news] Court orders B.C. to restore class sizes and pay $2 million in damages to teachers
Posted by: pruck | January 28, 2014 | Leave a Comment
The legal fight began in 2002, when the Liberals enacted laws to give schools flexibility in organizing classes.
By Tracy Sherlock and Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun January 27, 2014
A court ruling on Monday will force the provincial government to either pour more money into the education system or lean on cash-strapped school districts to make even tougher financial decisions to balance their books.
The B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the province must retroactively restore class size and composition language that was removed from teachers’ contracts in 2002, and pay the B.C. Teachers Federation $2 million in damages.
The judge said the government did not negotiate in good faith with the teachers during the 2012 school year.