09/28/2026
Today, ETT held a press conference at Dewson Street Junior Public School alongside concerned parents to respond to a TDSB reorganization that will unnecessarily disrupt 80 children in order to accommodate approximately five students.
“This is not simply about whether the Board can make this reorganization under the regulations. The question is whether it should,” said Nigel Barriffe, President of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto. “When approximately 80 children are being disrupted to accommodate approximately five, and the people closest to those students are questioning whether the changes make educational sense, the Board needs to listen.”
What is happening at Dewson is just part of an ongoing concern we are hearing from schools following this year's reorganization. Children are being moved, classes are getting larger, and supports are being removed. At Dewson, parents and educators are asking a very reasonable question: if there is a way to organize this school that causes less disruption to children, why isn’t the Board choosing it?
ETT and Dewson families are calling on the TDSB to reconsider the reorganization and to explain publicly why disrupting approximately 80 students across both English and French classrooms is necessary.
