HOOPLA officially cancelled due to Sask. teacher job action | Globalnews.ca

HOOPLA has officially been cancelled in wake of the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation (STF) cancelling extra-curricular activities around the province this week, according to a release from the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA).

Job action from teachers this week will result in cancelled extracurricular activities on Thursday and Friday, overlapping with the start of Hoopla, the provincial high school basketball championships in Moose Jaw.

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In light of HOOPLA’s cancellation, the SHSAA said it would hold a one-day Provincial Basketball Championship in Moose Jaw on Saturday so teams that qualified for HOOPLA can finish out the season.

Each team will play one game against an opponent based on their seeding.

Students stood outside the STF and government offices Monday and Tuesday, hoping their voices could keep the tournament off the bargaining table.

The STF called on the government Thursday to “agree to binding arbitration to address the contentious issues of class size and complexity.”

The SHSAA said on Monday that the championship could be saved if the government and teacher bargaining committees lifted sanctions Wednesday afternoon but the deadline has now passed.

Despite the Saskatchewan Party announcing $180 million extra in school operating funding and nine new schools for the province, it still did not agree to binding arbitration.

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