The government needs to provide additional mental health help and supports to deal with violence in schools in the upcoming Ontario budget, says the union representing the province’s public secondary teachers.
“We call on the Ford government to make investing in public education a priority in this budget,” said Martha Hradowy, vice-president of the 60,000-member Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, at a news conference at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, adding the province has shortchanged education in successive budgets.
“We cannot allow Ontario to fall behind.”