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The region’s largest school board will lose the equivalent of more than 300 teaching jobs over the next four years, fallout of Ford government’s classroom cuts, according to a draft report.

Thames Valley District school board is projecting the loss of 291 positions in secondary schools and 38 in elementary schools, as the Ontario government’s new policies to increase the student-to-teacher ratios are fully implemented.

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While no teachers are in danger of losing their jobs, they may be “changing roles,” said school board associate director Riley Culhane.

“There are no layoffs as a result of this because of retirements,” he said.

However, the loss will affect programs offered to students.

“I think that it comes down to less choice for students to select elective courses — so there may be less flexibility for students — because it will depend on the number of students who have expressed interest in the courses,” he said.