Rattled London-area school board trustees – both public and Catholic – are lobbying to save their jobs in the wake of a directive by Ontario's education minister to do away with an “outdated” governance system.

Rattled London-area school board trustees – both public and Catholic – are lobbying to save their jobs in the wake of a directive by Ontario’s education minister to do away with an “outdated” governance system.

Education minister Paul Calandra told the CBC last month he will have a plan to get rid of school board trustees “100 per cent” by year’s end as part of a system-wide revamp known as Bill 33.

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Calandra’s press secretary Emma Testania told The Free Press that Calandra “has been clear” about his intentions.

“The current school board governance structure i

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