Fort McMurray teachers and supporters protested crowded classrooms, low funding and a system they say has been stretched thin for years.

Ariana Mancini, a Fort McMurray teacher of an ECDP and kindergarten class, has 30 students this year. This student-to-teacher ratio would be illegal in Alberta’s daycares, she points out. At the high school level, Jay Duffett once had 45 students in his chemistry class. Article content

Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) president Jason Schilling says teachers in rural Alberta have a harder time finding specialists, therapists, substitute teachers and support staff compared to Edmonton and Calgary. Article content

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