The Ontario government ought to hire more support staff to address a recent spate of violence in and around schools, a union representing education workers said on Friday.
The president of Ontario School Board Council of Unions at the Canadian Union of Public Employees said trained mental health workers and education assistants should be available on site in every school to help students who are struggling.
Laura Walton said principals and superintendents should also be adequately trained to respond to violence on school grounds.