Horwath says the Province needs a concrete plan with smaller class sizes and improved ventilation to ensure students do not face another year of disruptions.
BRANTFORD - NDP leader Andrea Horwath was in Brantford today, calling for a Safe Schools plan.
Horwath says the Province needs something concrete, so that we don't have another year of disruptions.
“Families are exhausted, kids are really struggling with their mental health and wellbeing, and teachers and education workers are burnt out. We need to make sure that when they return to school in September, it’s a healthy and successful return. If we prevent outbreaks and exposures, we prevent kids from having to be sent home again.”
The NDP is calling for a plan that includes smaller class sizes, improved ventilation with minimum standards, extra mental health supports, paid sick days for all parents, teachers and education workers and a strategy for vaccinating as many students as possible.
Brantford dad John Steinberg was at the press conference today. His son Jack starts Kindergarten in the fall. Steinberg says his son suffers from asthma and has already undergone throat surgery.
“As a dad, having Jack in a small class, in rooms with improved ventilation, is critical. We can't vaccinate the little ones, so we have to make sure the government is investing in every other precaution it can. Having day cares shut down last year forced to me take time off work, and, like a lot of families, I can't afford to keep doing that. For the sake of my son and my family, I need to know that Ontario is doing everything possible to prevent Jack’s class from being disrupted by outbreaks or exposures, and I definitely need a guarantee that I'm sending him into an environment that’s as safe as we can possibly make it.”
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