An Open Letter To Our Minister Of Education
A letter to anyone who will actually read it, since MLA Wayne Ewasko doesn’t respond to my letters
MLA Wayne Ewasko, Minister of Education
Room 168, Legislative Building
450 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 0V8
March 28, 2022
Dear Mr. Ewasko,
I have written to you previously, but have yet to receive a response. As Minister of Education, I do hope you have reviewed my letters expressing concerns on behalf of students and families in Manitoba, myself included.
I write to you again to express serious concerns about budget cuts to Manitoba’s community schools.
As a former educator, I am sure you understand the importance of adequate staffing and staff training in our children’s schools, especially as regard to supporting vulnerable students with exceptional needs.
In 2020, I wrote letters to your predecessor expressing grave concerns over the lack of knowledge and training of school staff supporting neurodiverse and disabled students.
In 2021, I wrote to both your predecessor and then to yourself, expressing further concerns about budget cuts to education in our…