High school students across Ontario began walk out of class Thursday afternoon to protest the provincial government's recently announced changes to education.
Last Updated Thursday, April 4, 2019 5:29PM EDT
One student who helped organize Thursday's walkout said the government's moves have sparked a "wildfire" of political activism among the province's youth. "We're all students. We did not spend any significant amount of money on this," he said. "It just caught on like wildfire, and it went across the province."
Grade 10 student Megan Garzon said students recognize the government's desire to implement a cost-cutting agenda, but said education should not be a primary target. Education Minister Lisa Thompson has said there will be no "involuntary job losses" as a result of the plan and that Ontario high schools currently have one of the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in the country.
Harvey Bischof, the president of the union representing secondary school teachers in Ontario, said they had nothing to do with the protest but supported the students.
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