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| Talks on school strike adjourned | |
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| Talks between the two sides in the Movilla High school dispute have been adjourned. | |
| Some of the school's teachers have been striking since Monday. | Some of the school's teachers have been striking since Monday. |
| They have been in dispute over their pay being docked after they refused to teach a pupil at the Newtownards school they claim assaulted one of them. | They have been in dispute over their pay being docked after they refused to teach a pupil at the Newtownards school they claim assaulted one of them. |
| Speaking ahead of the latest round of talks with the South Eastern Board, the NAS/UWT union said it was hopeful of getting a settlement on Friday. | Speaking ahead of the latest round of talks with the South Eastern Board, the NAS/UWT union said it was hopeful of getting a settlement on Friday. |
| Negotiations on Thursday lasted for nine hours but broke up without agreement. | Negotiations on Thursday lasted for nine hours but broke up without agreement. |
| The SEELB supported the school's governors' decision not to expel the pupil, which consequently led to the strike action. | The SEELB supported the school's governors' decision not to expel the pupil, which consequently led to the strike action. |