Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said his government plans to be "sincere" when returning to the negotiation table with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union next week.
The overwhelming strike mandate that unionized public school teachers in Nova Scotia gave themselves this week is a signal to the provincial government that it needs to get serious at the bargaining table, says the head of their union.
Questions are being raised about transparency following a hold-and-secure placed at a Halifax-area high school last month, which was announced as a 'drill' to students.
As another school year comes to a close in Nova Scotia, the union representing teachers says not enough is being done to address the issue of 'complicated classrooms in 2023.
A former educational program assistant says a recent stabbing incident at a school in Bedford is just one example of the violence happening in Nova Scotia schools.