Early this week, Saskatchewan teachers began the province-wide work-to-rule job action, in which it is required for all voluntary services including noon-hour supervision and extracurricular activities to be halted.
This forces parents and caregivers to scramble for a plan during their kids’ unsupervised noon breaks.
Regina mother Jodie Alecxe says it’s not much of a change for herself as she works from home. Although there’s a bit of frustration, Alecxe said she helps out other parents with their kids.
“I just pick up a couple extra kids, take them home, they eat, and we come back,” she said. “We’re all understanding of what the classrooms are like right now.
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“So, we’re supportive of the teachers. We want to be there for them, in any way we can. So that’s kind of why I’m helping out, with other kids.”
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