The province is investing $24-million to promote school safety. This comes after several Ontario high schools have seen violence in recent months, including
This comes after several Ontario high schools have seen violence in recent months, including shootings and stabbings.
About half of the money will support the salaries of psychologists, social workers and youth workers to boost direct services for students, with another $4-million earmarked for educational assistants. This announcement comes after unions and groups, representing principals and education workers called for government support to hire more support staff and mental health workers.
“Our schools must be safe for students,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. “Students should never be afraid or nervous about going to school, and parents must be able to trust their children are protected. Today, our government is giving additional support to school boards and investing through partnerships to ensure our schools can provide a safe environment that promotes and fosters healthy learning.
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