‘The system is going to crumble: Sask. teachers back on the picket line [Video]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) continues to call for funding commitments to classrooms, as hundreds of teachers walk the picket line in Saskatoon on Wednesday.

The STF and the provincial government have been at a standstill since October. The union representing teachers wants to include class size and complexity in negations, but the province has repeatedly said that topic doesn’t belong at the bargaining table.

Kindergarten teacher Brianna Aubin believes the education system is going to fail if nothing changes.

“The future of the system is going to crumble, students are going to be left behind, they’re not going to get what they need, and they are going to go into their future unprepared,” she said.

Maxine Panchuk said she has many students with complex needs in her kindergarten classroom and no support from an educational assistant.

“I’m exhausted everyday, I’m putting in the best effort to teach the students, …