The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) was swift to react to the education minister’s announcement on May 29.
In a statement that same day, it said:
“ETFO strongly opposes the Ford government’s latest legislative proposal that grants the Minister of Education additional powers to more easily place elected school boards under supervision and that forces the presence of police officers in schools. This is not education reform; it’s authoritarianism cloaked in the language of accountability designed to deflect blame, suppress dissenting voices, and tighten political control over a public education system this government has failed to adequately fund.”