VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 07, 2002:
The deep cuts in education funding are having a negative impact on students throughout British Columbia. Teachers are concerned that students now are in such large classes, with such complex learning needs, that it's becoming increasingly difficult for all students to learn.
"We're starting to see some situations that are virtually unteachable," says B.C. Teachers' Federation President Neil Worboys.
He offered the example of a Grade 1 class at a school on Vancouver Island with 24 students�the maximum number allowed under the B.C. Liberals' Bill 28, which "enshrines class-size limits in legislation," as the education minister often says. However, seven of those 24 children have special needs including Down's syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, an autism-related disorder, and other serious physical and behavioural problems. Click here for more
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