Ontario education minister appoints himself as interim supervisor of school board

TORONTO - Ontario’s education minister has appointed himself as a temporary supervisor as the province takes control of another school board.

The move by Paul Calandra comes less than two weeks after the passage of a new education law, which gives the education minister power to more easily place school boards under supervision.

Calandra had already appointed supervisors to five other boards due to what he called mismanagement, and on Monday added the Near North District School Board as a sixth.

“They are the poster child of why we brought Bill 33 forward and we’re going to bring back stability into this community,” he said.

“There’s a whole series of measures that we’re taking over the next number of days that will bring back stability and put the board back on the right track.”

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