School violence is escalating; Ontario needs real investments in frontline education workers now

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

TORONTO, ON — With school violence increasing across Ontario and new proposals emerging from opposition parties for urgent investment in frontline support staff, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO), the two largest education worker unions in Ontario, are calling on the provincial government to work with education unions, our members, and parents to make schools safer and ensure students receive the supports they need.

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JOINT RELEASE – School Violence – Staff Shortages