High school students plan walkouts across Ontario over OSAP cuts

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High school students plan walkouts across Ontario over OSAP cuts

High school students in many communities across the province are planning coordinated walkouts to protest changes to Ontario’s student aid program. Organizers say students will quietly leave class to raise awareness about reductions to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) introduced by the Doug Ford government. Ashwen Foster, a Grade 12 student says the protest is intended to be peaceful and respectful. She says uncertainty about fundin…