Province cuts $500,000 in special ed dollars

Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is pulling $500,000 from its reserves to cover a drop in provincial funding for special education students that was expected for its 2018-2019 budget.Special incident portion funding was increased by the Ontario government in June when the Liberals still held power, but then trimmed back to $27,000 per student after the Conservatives took office, superintendent of business Chris Spina told reporters following a meeting of English Catholic board trust