Saskatchewan high school support staff call for more safety supports after teen set on fire [Video]

Support staff at Saskatoon Public Schools are calling for urgent action and more funding to keep members safe in the wake of a brutal attack at Evan Hardy Collegiate earlier this month.

A 14-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after a Sept. 5 attack where she lit another girl, 15, on fire at a Saskatoon high school. The victim is recovering from serious injuries in an Edmonton hospital.

The shocking attack has prompted the union representing support workers at Saskatoon’s public schools to speak out.

CUPE 8443, which represents the support staff, is calling for additional funding for supports to mitigate the increasing threat of violence in high schools.

“If there were supports in place beforehand, before it got to this place, we might not have seen such a horrific incident, and a family and staff and students that were all involved,” said Dene Nicholson, CUPE 8443 president.

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