Teachers could be `bumped´ out of their jobs, Toronto school board warns
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

The Toronto public board is telling high school teachers they may be “bumped� out of their current positions — and possibly laid off — because of provincial cutbacks.In a memo obtained by the Star that was sent out Wednesday morning to local members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, the board advises that teachers who find themselves without a job at their current school will be able to “bump� into jobs held by those with less seniority. Such a move is unheard of at a time when enrolment is growing, said Leslie Wolfe, president of OSSTF Toronto, and indicates some teachers may find themselves without jobs come September. “This will create even further disruption for student programming in schools,� said Wolfe. In the memo, the Toronto District School Board says “please know that we understand the anxiety and uncertainty that may be created for teachers who find themselves in this position.“Indeed, the decision to bump was not undertaken lightly. Rather, it was dictated by the need to ensure that if terminations are required that the process by which this happens will adhere to the letter and spirit of the collective agreement.�Read more:‘We’re a government that listens’: Doug Ford cancels retroactive cuts to municipalitiesToronto District School Board releases list of cancelled high school classesStudents at North York’s Emery C.I. have always felt left behind. Fighting Ford’s cuts helped them raise their voice Teachers will be informed by the end of June if they are surplus, and “be assured that we will make every effort to place teachers into positions as the secondary staffing process continues throughout the months of June, July and August.�But Wolfe said bumping only happens “when a board doesn’t have enough money or places to guarantee a spot� for all current teachers. The Ford government has started a four ...