A new province-wide poll commissioned by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) shows that twice as many Ontarians want to keep elected school board trustees (49 per cent) as want to eliminate elected trustees (24 per cent). Support for elected trustees climbs to 59 per cent among parents with school-aged children. These results indicate strong public support for local democratic control of school boards.

More support for trustees...read on.

https://www.brightontoday.ca/2026/02/02/etfo-condemns-ontario-government-takeovers-of-multiple-school-boards-calls-move-threat-to-local-democracy/