CBC News: Coalition of Parents, Teachers, Trustees Speaks Out Against Ontario’s School Board Takeover

The Fund Our Schools Coalition held a news conference Monday, speaking out after the Ontario government took over four school boards. (Britnei Bilhete/CBC)

A coalition of parents, teachers and trustees is speaking out after the Ontario government announced it would be taking over four school boards where it says "mismanagement" took place.

At the end of June, the province appointed supervisors to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board.

The move came after Minister of Education Paul Calandra said financial investigations into the boards showed growing deficits and depletion of reserves.

But the Fund Our Schools coalition said in a news release Monday that the decision is a "sham."