NDP MPP Michael Mantha is calling out Sault Ste. Marie MPP Ross Romano for doing nothing to stop Doug Ford\u2019s cuts to education, which are now poised to hurt students in Catholic schools in Sault Ste. Marie, after 24 teachers were declared redundant \u2014 essentially receiving a pink slip \u2014 in the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Doug Ford\u2019s MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, and now as a newly appointed minister, Ross Romano did nothing to stop Ford\u2019s cuts to education. Students in Sault Ste. Marie deserve more opportunity \u2014 not to have their teachers and course options are taken away from them,\u201d said Mantha.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not yet revealed how deep the cuts will impact other school boards in the Sault. Province-wide, every board is feeling the devastation of Ford\u2019s cuts.<\/p>\n
Romano cheered on and voted for the Ford budget that laid out the blueprint for firing thousands of teachers and education workers throughout the province, raising class sizes and forcing all high school students to take some mandatory courses online \u2014 despite students\u2019 different learning styles and abilities, and despite the fact that the government is failing to provide decent internet service to all communities.<\/p>\n
Doug Ford and Minister Romano\u2019s cuts to education will mean larger classes, fewer teachers and education workers, and less attention for each child, which could have a damaging impact on graduation rates and the success of each child, with students in rural and Northern Ontario affected the most.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn northern Ontario and in rural schools, we need to work to improve the opportunities and one-on-one support we can give to kids, so they can identify their strengths and thrive,\u201d said Mantha. \u201cTaking even more away from those students could be devastating, impacting graduation rates, impacting children\u2019s future, and even leading to more school closures in rural areas and small municipalities.<\/p>\n
\u201cRomano has new power as a minister to stop these cuts to education, and protect students in Sault Ste. Marie. He\u2019s failed so far \u2013 but it\u2019s not too late.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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