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No report cards for students
Kindergarten to Grade 9 will not receive evaluations BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER
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A failing grade is what most parents in New Westminster would give the ongoing labour dispute between the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government But as for their children, many won’t have any idea how they performed during the last few months of school. New Westminster school district superintendent John Gaiptman sent a letter out Monday morning saying the job action means there won’t be any report cards this month for most students in the district. For students in Grades 10 and 11, the district is waiting to hear from the Labour Relations Board if report cards will be deemed an essential service, he wrote. “I know report cards are an important way for students and parents to receive information regarding progress and achievement,” says the letter, which the superintendent’s office forwarded to media on Monday. “I also know that students and parents regularly receive comments and feedback from teachers that acknowledge student growth and strengths and indicate areas for improvement. When the lockout/strike/job action is resolved, your child’s progress will be communicated. If there are any questions regarding specific course level placement, they will be resolved when classes reconvene.” Gaiptman acknowledged in the letter how “difficult” the school year has been. “We had hoped that the labour situation would come to a resolution, and that we could all enjoy the end of our school year,” he wrote. “It is heartbreaking to see students going into New Westminster
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