NSW teacher loses shifts after raising student climate strike.

A relief teacher at a New South Wales high school, who is also a Greens candidate, is being investigated by the Department of Education over remarks made at a candidates’ forum about the upcoming student climate strike.

 Saskia Cook-Knowles of Port Kembla high school holds
a placard during a student rally on climate change
last November. Another rather, which will be global,
 has been organised for 15 March.

Will Douglas, who has worked casually at Moruya high school on the state’s south coast since 2006, has been told he will not be offered any more shifts at the school while the investigation takes place.

It comes as the principal of a Victorian Catholic school warned students that striking was an “unapproved” absence that could lead to a zero if they missed any official tests on the day.

Inspired by Swedish student Greta Thunberg, the movement calls on students to partially strike from school to protest government inaction on fighting climate change. More than 50 rallies, in Australian capital cities and regional towns, are planned for 15 March.

Read the story from The Guardian by Josephine Tovey and Naaman Zhou - “NSW teacher loses shifts after raising student climate strike.”