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Almost a year after the Hamas attack on Israel shook the Middle East and prompted a conflict that continues to reverberate around the world, the Ontario government is giving school boards strict instructions on how to mark the anniversary of Oct. 7. A memo sent to school boards across the …
Read More »Anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating Toronto principal who died by suicide welcomes review
An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide welcomed a review launched by Ontario’s education minister, saying the allegations against her are false and mischaracterize what happened during two training sessions. Kike Ojo-Thompson, the founder and CEO of a diversity consultancy group — whose …
Read More »Boy with autism receives haircut without consent at Toronto school – Toronto
Parents of a child with autism in Toronto have decided to take him out of his current school and move him after he came home apparently distressed after an educational assistant cut his hair. “We found that he was so aggressive — and traumatized,” his mother Sara Zahan told Global …
Read More »WestJet cancels some flights in and out of Pearson airport as Toronto braces for winter storm
As Toronto braces for a large winter storm, here’s a closer look at some of the things cancelled or impacted across the city. WestJet said it has “proactively” cancelled all flights operating to and from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as of 8 p.m. on Friday until Saturday morning, “pending conditions.” …
Read More »Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn’t require it
TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it’s now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and Toronto …
Read More »TDSB makes Indigenous course required English credit for Grade 11 – Toronto
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. Trustees with the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to replace the current mandatory course with Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices. Board …
Read More »Scarborough parents call on school, TDSB to do more to prevent vaping in washrooms
A group of concerned parents is putting pressure on a Scarborough high school and the Toronto District School Board to stop students from vaping in the school’s bathroom. The group has sent a letter to principal Leslie Ann Klinger of Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute asking her for “proposed solutions as …
Read More »Beloved educational assistant who worked with deaf students retiring after 41 years with TDSB
Joan Jewison has mixed feelings about her upcoming retirement. While it’s a huge milestone, the educational assistant says after more than four decades of working with students, it will also be sad to say goodbye. “It’s been 41 years of seeing these kids every day and being able to interact with …
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