The provincial government's offer to give public school teachers some extra money if they sign a deal ending their strike expired yesterday (June 30).
More than 40,000 teachers were offered $1,200 each to end the job action that closed schools June 17.
Salaries, classroom sizes and support staff numbers are the primary issues in the dispute.
B.C.'s labour board ruled last week, despite the stroke, that summer classes can go ahead for high school students who failed courses during the year and are unable retake them in the next school year. It asked school districts across the province to submit a list of courses and the number of teachers required to the teachers' union by July 2.
It is still unknown if the small number of schools that haven't already closed for summer will reopen this week. The B.C. government requested that the labour board to force teachers at these schools to return to work, but the board has not finalized its decision.
Teachers have nonetheless said they will remove picket lines at the year-round schools, which means classes could potentially begin again this week.
