ONTARIO ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ UNION CALLS ON PROVINCE TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WORSENED BY COVID-19

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is calling on the province to invest in what it is calling an ongoing mental health crisis in schools.

Education union officials say conditions in the classroom will continue to deteriorate unless something is done about it.

The elementary teachers union is painting a bleak picture in its latest release, describing staff and students being under “severe stress.”

ETFO has more than 80,000 members, including teachers, early childhood educators and support staff.