Vancouver teacher shortage diverting education assistants, impacting families

On the heels of an open letter to the Vancouver School Board sounding the alarm on a teacher shortage, families and special needs organizations say valuable resources like education assistants are being pulled away from students in need to fill the gap. Tamara Taggart, volunteer president of Down Syndrome BC and mother, explains the struggles EAs face and how the move is putting the education of students, like her son, at risk.