Prince George, B.C.- Although teachers  are  planning to  be  off the job in a full blown strike next week, the Labour Relations Board  has  ruled that  final exams must  go ahead for students in Grades 10-12 and that teachers  supervise those exams.

The Board  has also ruled that  final marks for  students graduating this year,  must be submitted no later than June 20th.

The exam schedule has yet to be  finalized, but  School District 57 Superintendent Brian Pepper has advised that  students will not have to cross picket lines in order to write those exams.  He says  it is expected there will be breaks in the  lines to allow students access.

Unless there is an agreement reached over the weekend,  teachers will be off the job on Monday, attending what the  BCTF calls a "study session" and  a province wide strike  will start on Tuesday.

The Labour Relations Board ruling also calls on School districts to  work with their teachers to  determine the number of teachers  that will be needed to supervise the exams.  The ruling also  prohibits  picket lines from  blocking the entrances  to those exam sites.