While the teachers walked the picket lines, a handful of London kids impacted by the strike hopped on trampolines.
The Factory, a local indoor adventure park, offered a Bounce All Day deal on Tuesday for kids affected by the ongoing one-day teachers’ strikes.
Tuesday’s strike affected all Ontario Catholic school teachers, as well as certain public high school and elementary school boards, including Thames Valley.
Lacy Boyle is a mom to two children enrolled in grades 2 and 3 in the Catholic school board. She brought her children to The Factory Tuesday to burn off some calories on a not-so-typical day off for the kids.
While the kids had a great time, Boyle says strike days do no good for the parents.
“I don’t think the government is being fair; the teachers deserve to have certain things, and right now, they’re not getting what they need.
Nancy Thibodeau also brought her child enrolled in fourth grade in a public school board to The Factory on Tuesday.
Another mom at The Factory, Tanya Cornish, was able to work around her day since she’s self-employed. She has two boys in grades 6 and 7 enrolled in public school.
She told 980 CFPL she fully supports the teachers, and hopes for change.
The strike comes three days after renewed contract talks between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) and the province led to no agreement late Friday.
ETFO head Sam Hammond says elementary students will be out of school again for two days next week, but the exact dates haven’t been released.
All English public elementary schools will be closed on Thursday Feb. 6th, which is when The Factory plans to hold another Bounce All Day deal.
Admission is $20.20 per child.
-With files from Global News’ Sawyer Bogdan
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