Dozens of Hamilton teachers working as consultants and specialists in key subject areas found out Monday their roles will no longer exist. Generally, consultants are teachers with special expertise in a given subject area like math, literacy or special education. Alex Jonstone is the chair of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. (Samantha Craggs/CBC)Manny Figueiredo, director of education, said in a statement that secondary school teachers make up the largest chunk of the reductions. "We will not be in a position to declare secondary teachers redundant to the board until the end of April."

Source: CBC News April 16, 2019 20:59 UTC