Enough is enough: That’s the message from Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra.

Legislation introduced at Queen’s Park last week will give the provincial government the authority to step in and correct school boards sooner – including when they try to rename schools. That means attempts to rename schools honouring people like Sir John A. Macdonald, Egerton Ryerson or Henry Dundas will need permission from the minister.

“I am, frankly, as done as all parents are and teachers are with a school system that has turned into a political battle zone,” Calandra said last week. “Teach our kids, give the parents, the teachers the resources they need or we will step in and do the job for them.”

His decision to introduce the Supporting Children and Students Act at Queen’s Park came about after a string of stories of boards behaving badly.

In London, Ont., the Thames Valley District School Board spent tens of thousands of dollars........

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