Matias de Dovitiis – Ward 4, Humber River

Stop the cuts

WHEREAS the Ministry of Education announced that they would be investigating several school boards’ use of finances and resources including school boards in Toronto and Ottawa. This is being done with a view to recommending whether to take the boards under direct provincial control to facilitate cutting services in the schools and;
WHEREAS the Provincial government could choose at any time to provide more funding to support children and;
WHEREAS cuts to education funding harm our children and our communities and;
WHEREAS the Provincial government is in a position to adequately fund our schools.
THEREFORE we, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows:

• ensure the provincial budget allocates funds to avoid any cuts to education funding in Ontario;
• restore classroom funding lost since 2018

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Our schools could face millions in cuts in Ward 4. These are some of the things that staff at the TDSB are proposing to meet the Provincial government's guidelines. All of these items fall outside of what the Minister of Education calls "core education" programming and we are being forced to make cuts or face the government taking over the school board.

Swimming pools – closing down Westview’s pool and firing the aquatic instructors at Emery and CWJ
Music programs – cancelling of music programs in all of our local elementary schools
Special Education – the TDSB We are currently under funded by $50 million
After school permits – the TDSB subsidizes permits for after school permits. The Ministry of Education is pressuring the TDSB to increase fees to the point where many after school programs could be cancelled
1:1 devices – no primary school age student would get a device in any of our local schools
Adult learning programs – the entire program would have to be cancelled to follow the Ministry spending guidelines

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