Haley Roberts loves working with children.
After coaching and mentoring kids as a swim instructor, the 22-year-old is pursuing a degree in elementary education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
"It's just quite fulfilling," Roberts said Tuesday. "I've always known I wanted to be a teacher."
But Roberts' dream has been interrupted as thousands of educators take part in job action following a prolonged fight between the provincial government and their union.
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