B.C. Labour Relations Board has determined that remedial summer school courses are essential.

LRB’s ruling means that some summer classes will go ahead.

The LRB is asking school districts to provide, by July 2, a list of remedial Grade 10, 11 and 12 classes and the names of the instructors who will be assigned to teach the classes.

The LRB notes that enrolment in those classes will be restricted to students who failed one of the classes and cannot make it up in the next school year. A list of those students is to be made available by July 7.

The board ordered the province to remove lockout provisions for those teachers assigned to summer school. It also said the union is permitted to picket the summer school sites, but must allow teachers, students and facility personnel unrestricted access to the schools.

A start date for summer school has not been set.

Year-round schools in a few districts will not be picketed by the BCTF and will go ahead as planned.

Not known how this affects SD 67 Okanagan Skaha or SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen