Efforts are ramping up to save one of Toronto’s only high school film programs with parents rallying together to have their voices heard.

Students at Earl Haig Secondary School have been working to try and save the Claude Watson Film Arts program – one of just two programs of its kind in the city – since it was quietly cut for incoming students.

“I felt confused. I felt like it makes no sense that this would happen,” said Jack Steinhart, a Grade 12 film arts student.

“We were just all very upset and frustrated the people weren’t giving us the answers we wanted,” added Olive Maeno-McGrath, a Grade 11 student in the film arts program

They created a petition, a website, and videos to drum up support to save it, but so far haven’t had any luck, but now, they’re getting loud again.

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