Saskatoon students skip class Tuesday to protest in support of teachers – Saskatoon [Video]

Saskatoon high school students walked out of class on Tuesday to show their support for teachers in their contract dispute with the provincial government.

At 12:15 p.m., students from Saskatoon Public School and Greater Saskatoon Catholic School divisions gathered in protest outside of Sask. Party MLA Don Morgan’s office.

“I hope this impacts our government and tells them that we really care about our education,” said Grade 12 student Kunj Patel.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the province have been at an impasse for months over contract negotiations surrounding classroom size and complexity issues.

Teachers have cut extracurriculars around the province, removed noon-hour supervision and participated in one-day strikes on rotation in an attempt to sway the government to agree to binding arbitration.

Patel said he and his classmates support the teachers.

“We care about our education. We care about our teachers. We want more funding in our school.”

He said due to classroom size increases, field trips have …