Amid Shortage of Ontario School Board Trustee Candidates, Trustees and Educators Bemoan Climate of Fear, Censorship

Amid Shortage of Ontario School Board Trustee Candidates, Trustees and Educators Bemoan Climate of Fear, Censorship
Students arrive at a school in Toronto on Sept. 15, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Osorio
Peter Wilson
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Nominations close on Aug. 19 for the Ontario school board trustee elections, but many school districts are finding themselves short of candidates.

Some trustees and early-childhood educators say a lack of respect for the position and a heated political climate within the province’s school boards are serving as deterrents both to existing trustees seeking re-election and to newcomers considering signing up to run.