The Progressive Conservative government is changing the autism program so that funds are allocated to families based on the age of their children and household income
. The government has said that it was necessary to spread the resources among all families so it could clear the waiting list of 23,000 children.
School principals have said they are fielding calls and e-mails from anxious parents, asking what supports will be in place now that funding for intensive supports has been cut and they are forced to put their children in school more frequently, even full-time. Several school districts and education unions have expressed concern in recent days about the changes to the program and whether they will have enough staff to manage these students with high needs.At the same time as the concerns are being raised, Ms. Naylor sent a memo to school districts last week asking them to exercise caution about hiring teachers for the fall, ahead of expected changes to primary class sizes.
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