Students across Toronto are returning to school without access to their elected trustees, but a local man has come up with a solution.

Parents with children in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) are now unable to reach their elected trustees after the province took over both school boards in June, replacing them with provincially appointed supervisors. Ontario Minister of Education Paul Calandra cited financial mismanagement as the reason for the takeover.

In response, Shawn Allen, a candidate in the upcoming Scarborough–Rouge Park City Council byelection, has launched two websites to provide a direct line to senior board officials.

Educators have called the provincial government’s decision a political power grab and an attack

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