Here's a song I wrote tonight to work through my frustration with how Doug Ford and Paul Calandra are intentionally starving public schools of funds and then using the resulting deficit budgets as an excuse to take over school boards. #OntEd #RepealBill33
Call his office at 416-325-1941 and demand he repeal Bill 33 like I just did. #onpoli #repealBill33 #DougFordCorruption
FUND OUR SCHOOLS Your government keeps saying you want to give parents a voice. We are demanding to be heard. We need a fully funded education system with transparency and accountability. In Toronto there are 22 democratically elected trustees that have knowledge of their communities and community needs. It is an invaluable resource for parents and students. We don't need a call centre. Listen to parents. Maintain our trustees who are elected by us to support us and our children. FUND OUR SCHOOLS.
WHAT IS BILL 33? Removes Local Control from Local School Boards The Ministry of Education now has the power to remove local control & public voice from school boards and their elected trustees without a non-partisan, third-party investigation, based only on their opinion of what "the public good" is. This means they could remove all local control and transparency from policy, program, and budget decision-making.
WHAT IS BILL 33? Policing in Schools instead of investing in Real Student Supports. Province-wide, Special Education is underfunded by more than $850 million. Data from across North America shows that students with disabilities have significant negative impacts from school officer programs, and the 'safety' supports that are needed are social workers, child & youth workers, education support workers, and other professionals.
REPEAL BILL 33 & REINSTATE TRUSTEES Call and email the Minister of Education 416-325-2600 Call and email Doug Ford 416-325-1941 Call and email your MPP: Say NO to removing transparency and nonpartisan reviews of school boards! Say NO to mandating policing in schools! Demand sufficient funding for Special Education! Repeal Bill 33 & Reinstate Trustees!
Bill 33 has passed, but our fight for strong public schools is not over. #repealbill33 #onted #onpoli
