The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation is calling on the province to address violence in and around schools.
The union wants the province to provide funding for anti-violence training programs and the hiring of mental health support staff.
President Karen Littlewood says school violence has been a challenge in Ontario for a long time, but she is hearing from teachers that the situation appears to be worse than before the pandemic.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s office says the Ford government is providing additional resources for mental health, after-school programming and sports, and mentorship programs for students.
The Canadian Press
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