Ontario’s New Democratic Party and advocates warned Tuesday that the province's new education bill would silence student voices, undermine trust and erode democracy.

Bill 33, The Supporting Children and Students Act, which is set to go to a final vote at Queen’s Park Wednesday, grants the education minister broad power to appoint a supervisor to take over school boards — a move that sidelines elected school board trustees.

If passed, the bill would also require the implementation of school resource officer programs (SRO) where offered by local police services.

The bill takes rights away from students, parents and community members, said NDP MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West-Nepean).

“The minister’s appointees are Conservative insiders with no qualifications in education, who are acting wi

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