The Official Opposition is calling for the government to freeze the school’s government funding until the matter is concluded and to amp up the oversight of Qualified Independent Schools.

NDP Leader Carla Beck says she is heartbroken about the allegations of abuse at a Saskatoon school and she’s angry that a student tried to bring it to the Education Minister’s attention, only to be ignored.

The former Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy and some of its staff are facing allegations of physical and emotional abuse including spanking with a paddle board which would leave bruises, and instilling outwardly angi-gay sentiments.

Education Critic Matt Love commends the 18 students who have come forward for their bravery.

Love adds that Education Minister Dustin Duncan states he was unaware, but there is a chain of emails from months ago to Duncan’s assistant which indicates his office was aware of the allegations.

Love suggests anyone named in these abuse allegations should be suspended immediately, wherever they are working today, and he also calls for an independent investigation into the government’s lack of response. The school has since been renamed and is now the Legacy Christian Academy.