Halton District School Board has been notified by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation that their members will walkout on Tuesday February 4, 2020. All of HDSB high schools will be closed for one day. Classes should resume on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.
Original Post: December 17, 2020
The Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation (OSSTF) informed the Halton District School Board on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 that a second walkout will take place on Wednesday December 18th. As a result of this notification all Halton District School Board High Schools and Secondary Schools will close, but Elementary Schools remain open.
The OSSTF membership decided to take this position due to the lack of progress between the unions, the Ontario Conservative Government and the Ontario Public School Board's Association (OPSBA). This is the third time OSSTF members will walkout, but only the second time in Halton.
Schools should be open on Thursday, December 19, 2019.
OSSTF represents:
- Permanent and occasional (supply) teachers in secondary schools
- Office, clerical and technical employees (OCTU) in both elementary and secondary schools
- Professional Student Services Personnel (PSSP) which includes Psychologists, Social Workers, Child and Youth Counsellors, Speech-Language Pathologists and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Facilitators in both elementary and secondary schools
Programs affected by One-Day Walkout
- Athletics, Extracurriculars, Field Trips and Co-op Placements: All secondary school athletics, extracurricular activities and field trips scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 4 are cancelled. Attempts will be made to reschedule these events at a later date. Co-op placements for secondary students are cancelled for the day.
- Adult Day and Night School Classes: All Adult Day School Credit classes and Night School Credit, including all in-class and co-op classes, are cancelled for Wednesday, Dec. 4.
- Community Use Rentals: School rentals are not impacted.
As more information is available the Halton District School Board will continue to utilize its social media platforms and School/Messenger to keep community informed in a timely manner.
Twitter: @HaltonDSB
Facebook: @HaltonDistrictSchoolBoard
Instragram: hdsbschools
Oakville HDSB's Secondary Schools impacted by one-day walk-out
- Abbey Park High School
- Garth Webb High School
- Iroquois Ridge High School
- Oakville Trafalgar High School
- Thomas Blakelock High School
- White Oaks Secondary School
Please note that the Halton Catholic District School Board's schools will not be affected by the walkout.