9/09/2014

B.C. teachers' strike: High school students plan 'walk-in'

Students say they are the most affected but least heard amid the strike


On what should be the fifth day of classes for B.C. schools, some frustrated students say it's time their concerns were heard about the teachers' strike

Grade 12 Argyle Secondary School student Josh Johnson said he is worried the strike is threatening his chances of getting into the universities on his list.

That's why he and a number of his classmates have planned a "walk-in" at their North Vancouver high school.

Similar protests are planned at Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver and Seycove Secondary School in North Vancouver

B.C.'s 500,000 students have been locked out of classes since the province's 41,000 teachers went on strike in late June.

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