Education minister Mitzie Hunter during question period at Queen's Park, February 21, 2017. Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star ) Order this photoThere are as many as 300 Ontario schools on the chopping block because they are under-utilized or dilapidated, says Education Minister Mitzie Hunter. But Hunter cautioned that doesn’t mean all will be closed, noting only 19 were shuttered last year across the province. “When it comes to pupil accommodation reviews and school consolidations, those are very tough decisions that school boards have to make,” the minister said Thursday. “Parents in Hamilton are absolutely furious to learn that the premier has been closing schools that are full.

Source: thestar March 09, 2017 22:07 UTC