Burch Calls for Smaller Class Sizes During Pandemic

Friday, 25 September 2020 06:00

By Marcie Culbert

Jeff Burch says the Ford Government needs to start basing it's decisions on evidence.

The NDP MPP for Niagara Centre says class sizes should be capped at 15 students.

He says Niagara Region Public Health has been overwhelmed with phone calls from concerned parents

Burch also shared the story a local frontline health care worker while in the legislature this week.

He says Angela Gamsby's son and daughter both have close to 30 students in their classrooms.

Burch says the government had a chance to do the right thing last week but still voted against against the smaller class sizes.

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