Special Education Funding is Broken

Since sharing Juliet’s story last December, she has finally received the special education supports that she needs to learn and thrive in her classroom.

With a current $6.35 billion education funding gap in Ontario schools, including $338 million in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), students who rely on special education supports are still being left behind across the province.

“I’m grateful that Juliet now has that support, but it shouldn’t have to be this way. Stories shouldn’t have to go viral for students to get the support that they deserve.

No student should ever be just a bum in a seat. I will continue pushing the government to invest in the special education supports that our students deserve.” ~ MPP Stephen Blais, Orléans