It is day one of a strike by Alberta’s 51,000 teachers.
The job action by the members of the Alberta Teachers Association is affecting 700,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools in the province.
Most school boards — including those in Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray and Lethbridge — sent notices home to parents last week telling them that barring an 11th-hour deal, classes would be paused beginning Monday.