The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has elected a new president. Lloydminster teacher Samantha Becotte was elected to the role at STF’s 89th Annual Meeting of Council. Becotte said it’s an honour to be elected and represent over 13,000 teachers. “I am so excited to represent the teachers of Saskatchewan, and I hope to bring some positive […]
Patrick Maze the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is questioning the government’s move to change COVID-19 isolation and reporting protocols within the school system. “It is difficult to know how safe the learning environment is for students. Parents are going to have a difficult time going forward. It also makes it difficult for school […]
With students set to return to school next week, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is frustrated by the Government of Saskatchewan’s recent COVID-19 update. President of STF Patrick Maze says with the Omicron variant surging across the country and recently in Saskatchewan, teachers and students are still expected to go to school. “We expect our students, […]
The province needs to take more action to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in its schools. That message comes from Saskatchewan Teachers Federation President Patrick Maze who says he has written a letter to the government asking for the most pressing issues to be addressed including inconsistent approaches to declaring outbreaks and isolation requirements. Maze […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling on the province to take measures to protect school staff and children from COVID-19. According to the STF, this year’s school measures would include students who are identified as close contacts in a school setting would be able to return to class as long as they wear a mask, […]
“Encouragement for vaccines and masking are a good place to start, but it isn’t enough.”. That is the opinion of Saskatchewan Teachers Federation President Patrick Maze who is responding to the government who said Friday it recommends children under 12 as well as unvaccinated teachers and support staff wear masks in common space like hallways […]
The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is calling on the province to make vaccines mandatory for all education workers and all kids heading back to class. President Patrick Maze says their call includes school children over the age of 12, adding it doesn’t make sense to mandate vaccines for teachers and support staff but not the children. […]
The President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is expressing his gratitude for the work educators have done during a pandemic-impacted school year. Patrick Maze says the 2020-21 school year will go down as the most unpredictable school year of any teacher’s career. “I’m just really proud of how teachers have responded and also proud of […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation would like to see a return to online learning in the province, as COVID-19 and variants of concern continue to be an issue. STF President Patrick Maze, says this echo’s concerns raised by Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, and Epidemiologist Dr. Cory Neudorf. Maze says they are asking all Saskatoon schools to […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is pleased to finally see the province’s teachers moved ahead in the queue for COVID vaccines. The provincial government announced Tuesday that once Saskatchewan residents 40 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine in one week, front-line workers over the age of 16 will be able to receive the vaccine, […]
