PTA backs teachers’ strike, threatens street protest if gov’t misses October 30 deadline

The National Council of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) has backed the concerns of striking pre-tertiary teachers, warning that parents will join the unions in street protests if the government fails to meet its October 30 deadline for resolving outstanding issues.“We are telling government too that if by the 30th we don't see any concrete steps, we'll be on the street with the teacher unions to demonstrate against government,” he stated.

Speaking on JoyFM’s Top Story, he said parents initially supported the strike because they shared the teachers’ concerns and wanted government to take concrete steps to resolve the dispute.