Policy resolutions submitted after April 6 but before April 27 will be printed in the AGM handbook but will not be vetted by Executive Council acting as a Policy Resolutions Committee. Ontario school boards must have a student dress code policy in place no later than June and ready for implementation by September. Boards must have a system in place to allow for a majority of parents to impose uniforms or a dress code. It's one of those things that creates a lot of press, but not a lot of interest on the ground. As reported in the National Post, February 13.
Province seeks a new way to bargain with teachers.
The Ontario government is looking for a new system of negotiating with teachers' unions to prevent the kind of labour strife that continues to hurt students, said Education Minister Janet Ecker. She wouldn't rule out the government bypassing school boards and bargaining directly with the unions on a province-wide basis. Liz Sandals said she favours a centralized process involving all the school boards. As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, February 13. Tories look for way to deal with teachers' unions.