The Ford government is restricting public access to school board committee meetings.

CityNews has learned that the province’s Ministry of Education has directed school boards under its jurisdiction, including the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), to block livestreams of their monthly meetings.

The chair of the TDSB’s special education advisory committee, David Lepofsky, says the government has given no reason for arbitrarily banning live streaming, and this change will be particularly difficult for vulnerable families who can’t attend meetings in person.

“This can only make things harder for beleaguered parents of students with disabilities/special education needs to press for improvements in an education system that already treats them like second-class citizens,” Lepofsky said.

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