This is a petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario about stopping the cuts and investing in the schools, as students deserve.
“Whereas the ... government cut funding to our schools by $800 per student during the pandemic period...;
“Whereas these massive cuts have resulted in larger class sizes, reduced special education and mental health supports and resources for our students, and neglected and unsafe buildings;
“Whereas the” FAO “reported a $2.1-billion surplus in 2021-22, and surpluses growing to $8.5 billion in 2027-28, demonstrating there is more than enough money to fund a robust public education system;
“We, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to:
“—immediately reverse the cuts to our schools;
“—fix the inadequate education funding formula;
“—provide schools the funding” they need “to ensure” there are “supports necessary to address the impacts of the pandemic on our students;
“—make the needed” improvements and “investments to provide smaller class sizes” to our children.
I fully support this petition. I want to thank the Elementary Teachers of Toronto for collecting these signatures and sharing our concerns to stop the cuts and invest in our schools.