A key ruling handed down by the Labour Relations Board (LRB) Friday deemed some summer school classes for Grade 10, 11, 12 as "an essential service."
The decision relates specifically to remedial classes for those students looking to make up for a course they may have failed.
Richmond School District has around 4,000 students enrolled for various summer school programs, including the remedial classes.
The loss of the remainder of the summer school programs has no effect on the school district's budget, as they were run on a costrecovery basis.
Pickets down at year-round schools
The full-scale strike continues, but at least some teachers were back on the job Monday after the B.C. Teachers Federation said pickets will come down at the five schools around the province that offer yearround classes — including Richmond's Spul'u'kwuks and Garden City elementaries.
