Almost as soon as the school bells rang out across the city, teachers converged on Kilborn Avenue in front of the Premier’s Constituency office.

Police estimate there were 12-hundred amongst the demonstration which actually forced the closure of the road.

The first at the demonstration Friday were students who are afraid their after school activities may be cancelled if the teachers have to continue their fight with the Government. Kennedy ayoo brought a group of students from Merivale High School to the Dalton’s office door realizing their fight isn’t directly aimed at him, but the passing of bill 115 has caused a lot of concern for his peers.

“We’re sort of speaking towards both parties of the situation. Dalton Mcguinty passed the bill and the teachers are opposed to it,” said Ayoo a grade 12 at Merivale High School. “it seems as there was no negotiating processes during this it’s a way to get both sides to notice that we are caught in this crossfire.”

Sam Hammond, President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario tells 1310news the students shouldn’t be worried.

“The student’s shouldn’t be afraid of anything,” “what people are doing is exercising their democratic rights and making individual decisions across the province. there is nothing to be afraid of here.”

During the protest many Union heads and members spoke to the crowd.

“You know why you’re here, you don’t need me to tell you again,” said Peter Giuliani, President of Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers Federation. “I’m mad as hell and i’m not going to take it anymore.”