The Toronto District School Board confirmed Monday that staff learned of reports of “serious acts of anti-Black racism at John Fisher Junior Public School” last week and that, as a result, a principal, vice-principal, and teacher have been removed from the property and placed on home assignment.
In a written statement issued Monday, TDSB said it is working to investigate the reports as soon as possible and is committed to taking “the required steps on each action reported. “That’s when he’s told that he’s being distracting, and [was] led to the room, and locked in the room,” she said. “For me, it felt and looks like, imprisonment, solitary confinement, and it’s cruel and unusual punishment,” she said.
Faridah also alleges that her son, who she says is the only Black boy in his Grade 1 class, has been made to sit at a desk covered in scribbled unpleasant words, separated from his peers, during lessons.
If there is a kid who is super mean very disrespectful and don't sit still what do you want the teachers,to do ! Plus That room is bigger than many room in Toronto that rent for $1000/ month .
Shame on CP24.
Why are the principal and teacher given “ home assignment “ when the investigation is not even completed? We don’t even know the background, we only know what the media told us. Let’s not judge. People should be treated equally regardless of race or colour.
The child’s desk is separated from his peer because he was “distracting himself and other children.” Should the teacher allow that just because he’s black? People should be treated the same regardless of skin colour! Poor judgement they lock the child up… but may not be racist.
This is child abuse plain and simple. If a parent locked their child in a room CAS would take that child away. What if there was a fire. This is indefensible. The parents supporting this teacher should be ashamed.
and because he's black, lets play the race card. why couldn't the headline just simply say 'Staff under investigation after student, 6, locked in small room' Come on, we're better than this. People of all sorts experience racism, it's not just blacks. White kids go thru it too.
some kids belong in a separate institution
Here we have ConstantPanic24’s race card tweet of the day
Does the race of the child really matter ?
And ? Lol seems like a room where many students can go on a 'time out'. Don't make it racial. Shame on you CP24. You couldn't just write 'student locked...'.
He's black is the most important detail
I hope the teacher sues the shit out of you guys for defamation.
It was ridiculous, need to be investigated. but CP24 , please not say “ black student “, not everything about “ black”, you simply undermine the dignity of my black friends
Try being an employer of mainly 15-18year olds. Have a lot of parents interfering.
Go teachers! Don't forget gum on the nose and hold it against the wall for chewing gum in class. Nothing wrong with sending a student to a room to think about what they did. The generation born in the 70's is the most well rounded gen out there.
Only issue is the colour. Of skin. So everyone has to be scared to discipline a child. R whatever r wherever the case is. So the ( black child. ). In this case. Can do r act out however they please. Because it will make the news. ? Enough already. So sick 🤢 of bs
Just a thought here. Race has nothing to do with this. It’s more because the kid was and is disruptive in class. Maybe the mom should try and discipline the kid at home to teach him how to be respectful to others in a class setting environment. This applies to any race or color.
I was put into a room identical to this. Know why? I was being a little shit. tdsb doesn’t have the resources to deal with that sort of behaviour when there are 20+kids that require their attention. I’m white. Is race the issue or the kid’s behaviour?🙄🤔
That's the PA room. Don't worry, the Black TDSB director will give this a fair shake.
Mother just looking for a free pay day. I’m sure other kids acting up. . Had a timeout in there as well. Boo - hoo.
Pushing the black agenda. Race shouldn’t matter for anything. This kind of thing happened years ago to non-blacks but nothing ever said. Move on.
If the Black student was only a danger to himself, he should have been separated from the class. if he was a danger to the class, the class should have been separated and locked up.
Why did you have to stress student was black? Myself and many others have been put in small rooms at school, stuck facing corner all class, etc.. No one had to mention the color of my skin, and it wasn’t newsworthy? Just say it was a student or human being.. 🤷🏼♂️
Disgusting
every child matters!
what else can you do with a kid that interrupts the teaching effort, this has nothing to do with racism but everything with discipline in schools.
That is disgusting. Poor little kid! This world is not a pretty or friendly place anymore. So sad! Hope this child is okay and they find out who is responsible for this cowardly act.
If this happened to a white kid would the Parents of Black Children group care? Or would we have to create a Parents of White Children group to handle? Just wondering?
Let’s hear it all first. Throwing racism right away eh?
Story seems to be missing something. Mother getting her 10 minutes of fame in though. Maybe a book deal coming.
black kids are often unruly and this has nothing to do with racism !
What a joke , I always got locked in a small room in elementary school , that’s what happens to misbehaving kids
This is a terrible way to treat a student But I’m sorry to say if it was a white student CP24 wouldn’t be reporting it.
Is this 6 year old student a victim of racism?
At my son’s school bully’s are allowed to rob other students. The school defends them by saying they come from poor families. UGDSB.
Which school board there’s two in Toronto
I feel for kids! Kids today have a lot of issues not all but most due to their parents.🙏🏼
i'm sure white students have been locked in there too....
You and CBC had no problem calling January6th a white supremacist riot... as TuckerCarlson shown tonight that was a lie.....how come you are not doing any corrections . Even Elon Musk wants justice. J6footage
Everything is racism to many blacks. Seeing every single bad event as racism is as big as a problem as racism is at times. There's a group of blacks that play that card endlessly. They live their lives as permanent victims and want to be able to have that life-long cop out.
Is that an actual picture of the room? Because I remember kids being put in padded rooms when they became extremely violent with teachers and students, it was the only way to stop them from hurting themselves or others.
Let’s get both sides and if it was a white kid you would not of herd anything about it woke liberal media really blowing this one up
Maybe the kid IS unpleasant to be around. White or black is irrelevant.
Why are they under investigation? Seems like a waste. Why was the boy put in a room alone? Does he have behaviours, attack other students or staff? Question is, why was the child behaving in such a way that they needed to isolate him from harming everyone else in the school? ✊🏿
Report something that people care about
I get from all the comments on here, There’s more hate by blacks for white people than white people’s hate for black people.
Quite the racist headline.. obviously you didnt take humanities course in college to know that
Here we go with the “black” child media term. Is that what we should call them? “Black”.
I wonder what the out cry would be if educators starting posting photos and videos of these oh so innocent children, hitting, biting, punching other children and staff on a daily basis. The mom here forgot to outline her son's history.
Media forgot to outline the history of violence with this child the poor parent history of addressing it. It's not racism, it's frustration. And don't be stupid, he wasn't locked in there. He was put in a spot where he wouldn't hit, bite and destroy other children's property.
Oh lord
This story adds up about as well as common core
If they can be racist to adults at work or play and kill children then burying them in mass Graves, thisnis not a surprise. Hate is a big part of their DNA.
Do we have the whole story? Is this young man literally the only child that has been made to sit in this room?
Spent kindergarten to grade 2 in isolation because I was hyper and aggressive and the last time I checked I'm pretty Caucasian, this isn't new , but EVERYONE needs to be a victim today 🤣
……..”allegedly”……..let’s see how this plays out
If you want to know how racist Canadians really are, just read these comments. This country is going to hell in a handbasket.
Was it a race thing or an improper child management thing? Don’t bait and divide people necessarily if it’s not warranted.
This happened to me a lot. I never told my parents but one day my mom was dropping my lunch and saw me by myself in a small room and lost her shit on the teacher. I don't think race is relevant here and more to the fact it's the loud/Talkative kid in the class. Atleast in my case
TDSB Will anyone get fired? Nope.
I think it’s time we put Body Cams on teachers & principals for their protection & the protection of the students. That being said, I don’t believe this was a case of racism even if it really happened which it probably didn’t so we need to stop claiming racism for everything.
Locked in a small room!! Who does that! Why would you put a child in a room with wires etc? Lock it? So u have no idea what he is doing and that he is safe! All the birds need to know what’s happening in their schools. Can’t be the first time!!!
Trust cp24 will apply the same reporting rigour, including live at-the-scene updates, when (if) the results of the investigation are made public.
This goes on everywhere still. It's a disgrace
Have any other children been put in there?
This child should not have been locked in this closet. That is disgusting. On the other other hand some of these teachers need EAs to assist in the classroom.
Question?..is there a clock in the room? How does a 6 year old know that 1/2 an hour passed? And like many comments here, colour has nothing to do with this. As a child we had the strap, timeouts facing the corner, put in the hall so everyone could see us and we lived in fear.
Let’s word it differently. Unruly kid doesn’t listen. Reached out to mother multiple times with no response. Disturbs class day in and day out. Won’t participate in activities and disrupts other students constantly.
Geeez
Its funny that the student being black here matters. I wouldnt want any student locked in a room. Every news story about gun violence in this city seemingly leaves the racial description out however. Great race baiting CP24. Keep up the fine journalism.
This is bad no matter the race of the child
Why mention color?
-This report should say student , since if the child was out of control he may have needed a 'time out', and it probably wasn't because of his race. At least he did not get put in a cage...
this isn't necessarily a racist move. Is it the right way to handle the situation? Absolutely not. As a behaviorally challenged student (white at that) I was forced into rooms like this many times. It is absolutely not a solution. This happens to students of all backgrounds.
Its disgusting how the commenters automatically assume because of the boys race he must have been disobediant? Where have i seen that sort of pre judgement before? Oh yeah Some of these commenters are straight up racists.
Reminds me of being a young white kid and disturbing the class and getting put in those types of rooms about twice a week, almost like it's 100% unrelated to race.
Stop crying Faridah, That’s what you get for bad behaviour and distracting other children who are trying to work. There are consequences for being disruptive and disrespectful. Listen and don’t talk back. Good lord, give the teachers a break.
When white or brown kid in small room then is no news only happens when is black why?
Ridiculous for putting race in it. Some kids of that descent are agressive I agree
Umm, it's called detention.
blacks are killing each other, as well as others, every single day in this city, and the media stay silent. They pick and choose where/when/how to write about the poor mistreated blacks. Manufactured, cherry-picked shit like this is why no one trusts the media these days.
These are some serious allegations. Wow.
I was hung on a hook by my gym teacher, didn't see that in the news... BTW, I am white. But, don't see how that matters.
Take race out for a moment, what if the child truly is distracting the other children due to behaviour. Children don’t get sent to the principals office for no reason. Yea being allegedly locked in a small room sucks, but that’s nothing compared to when we were growing up
As a parent of a child who is also in Grade 1 and is often times told he is 'inattentive' and 'disruptive', I find this 'solution' despicable. Do better, and work with the parent to come up with an individual education plan. Glad the VP and P are off duty. Just awful!
Yeah this shit normal no matter what colour you are lol, just media trying to stir up more hate
And what kid in the 60’s-80’s didn’t have the same or worse done to them?
Remember when WHITE kids were put into a corner facing the wall....because they weren't participating....they learned something...thank god their parents didn't run to the media..they supported the teacher and the consequence...
Poor kid... 😔 I was locked in back rooms and offices as a child in school all because I was ADHD and 'Hard to handle' and sadly this is the wrong approach. This is only going to leave this child with other underlying issues growing up . Change needs to happen
2/2 POBC - it’s systemic racism, we need more equity Kid - I wish someone would help me. No one really gives a fcuk about helping this kid, they just want attention, not to be bothered, cover their asses, advance their agenda, create a narrative, etc. The kid will learn that.
Black lol the fuck outta here
At the very least, this is child abuse.
You ducking racist! Stop putting race before everything. You guys are a shame to Canada!
1/2 Mother - my child is being treated unfairly School board - we’re sorry, we’ll investigate don’t sue Teacher - it’s the kids fault, he’s disruptive Other teachers - I never saw a thing Union - it’s the system the teachers need MORE everything MSM - it’s whatever gets us paid
🤌🏿💵 tdsb lawsuit time
Was he acting like a little prick? If so nothing new
That looks like the room where the bad kids went to do school work when they got out of hand
CP24 trying to garner some selective outrage ,YALL got fake weather report ,now this ..just say a “student “ but no you got to say black ..lol
Jesus, lose your minds about locking someone in a room. Don’t dwell on colour and race. Puts you in the same room as them
Are you saying the staff wouldn't be under investigation if it were a white student?
This happen to my neice and shes White in the gta too!!!!
Are the parents under investigation as well?
If it was a white student, would you have put their race in the headline?
SMH at all the white people in the comments running to complain about the word 'Black', but not about the fact they are locking 6 years old in rooms alone. MISSINGTHEPLOT WhitePrivilege
Maybe when you investigate what some kids are really like you may then understand some actions. Stop posting half a story
Slow news day?
I love seeing people run to say why include the kids race? lol because racism in Toronto schools is real. I have experienced it, i’ve had teachers admit to it and quit her job after. I’ve had teachers warn my mother to move me out of schools It’s real it happens.
not to condone locking this child, but this is exactly like the room i was given as a music teacher to use as an office for a year (we don't have classrooms so need somewhere to have a desk)
I'm so disgusting with this. Being in Canada, it's multicultural country. The evil one should be fired. What you mean investigating. If it is a white kid, the situation would be different.
Pretty sure having someone in the data closet is a security violation in itself, notwithstanding the suffering the poor kid had listening to that hum non stop for a few hours. At least he had a nice phone with admin rights though, bet it will call internationally.
Color is relevant because?
Why are you emphasizing on black?
They’re still doing this? This is nothing new. They did that to my son waaayyyyy too many times to my son. Principles Used to do it too. Now they want to do something about it? You should go around and ask black kids how many times this has happened to you?
Why emphasize black? Disgusting.
Better call in the mounties, armed forces, and swat!
When your kid is the problem, but you pull the race card and blame everyone else
These people today have no things to do, isolation and you investigate wasting resources on something useless which is meant to teach the student discipline. someone take us back to 1970 we have fkd up an entire generation. Today i was inside a bus the kid put his shoes on seats
Oh please just cause he is black it's racist Gimme a break kids these days have no respect and no consequences for their actions, such bs
They call this anti black racism? If they put an Asian kid in there is it anti asian racism? Can you only put white kids in there without it bring racist? Have people lost their minds or what
Why does race matter?
The good old indoor suspension room. Every school had one. Spent a few entire days in there. But sure, it's obviously racism.
Definitely had this happen when I was under inschool suspension, it was basically a tiny office with a desk, and a printer. Was hell for a kid with ADHD and should definitely be stopped, especially with younger kids.
The words frm some thought can tell inside is rotten stenge
This tweet brought all the racists to the yard
He was 'sent' to the office & distracted a student in need of medical attention. So what?! It is the kids with 'different abilities' locked in padded rooms that should be a concern not a 'sent' student, made to sit in a wee room. Pick your battles people.
Just a student.
Disgusting, it has been going long time .Just look at what happened to the original Canadian native children . There are still pockets of evilous people who are still around, colour children are in the mercy of their hand.Hope they get charge
100% this is a hoax. No one way this happened.
It could be accidental
Am here for the racist comment. There are a lot of racist teachers working in schools.
Common treatment of young black and brown children for decades - a factor in creating the pipeline to the criminal justice system. Dobetter
Fund schools properly, give teachers the resources to support their students and most importantly bring back special needs and autism services!
Yeah let’s trust a 6 year old who heard a story through another kid.
6 and already causing trouble.
These racist i😡diots never really disappoint. Who is really surprised at their level of lack of civility. When have they ever been civil, their families stole &killed for this land &wonder why they are cursed with their population diminishing, nature itself is spitting on them.
How is his race relevant? It wasn’t when 6 black teen girls stabbed an Asian man to death in Toronto?
Racebait much?
Was his 9mm Glock confiscated ?
This is scary
Gotta throw that color in there! If they were white would the title mention that? Ridiculous.
This has been going on at least 30 years. No one is putting well behaved students in isolation rooms.
My son was put in a very similar room when he was in grade 3. I called everyone police Cas, and they all said it was allowed they called it the chill zone. My kids have been homeschooling ever since
Toronto school board again in the lime light for child abuse. What planet do they get these teachers from? Same old people from down south
This is what happens when there is no support in the classroom. This is very one sided, there is more to this story
I bet that was a rude kid. Problem is parents don't discipline children, not teachers. The mother seeing paychecks now.
The best way to defeat racism is by not trying to divide the races, could've just said 6 year old locked in a room. You wouldn't of used 'white' 'Asian' or 'latino'. Seems like the mainstream news is the main culprit for racism
Òo
Why does the race matter?
Why is an outside organization being let into the school to investigate?
The good old days ....
Let me correct your headline: Staff under investigation after 6 year old student found locked in a room. You woke fucking clowns! 🤡🤡🤡🖕🖕🖕
This is horrible- just wrong and should never happen doesn’t matter which race the child is!
Who cares what colour (with all due respect) the child is… shit take and article cp24.. do better
That room is not appropriate for anyone.
Why do you have to mention his colour? Like it’s going to make different if he was white or Asian? Stop separating people by there colours. Stupid Constant Panic 24
No matter what the child did, they should not be locked in a closet. It does sound like the child has some issues that need to be dealt with. Is his mother dealing with the things that make him disruptive? Doing so is in the child’s best interests.
Probably right where the little bugger belonged.
How about those isolation rooms? Remember those? No one said anything then
He didn't do nothin
The audacity of these YT people. All of them involved needs to be fired.🙄
This whole story underlies the reason why schools are in disarray and why thugs are getting groomed at an early age. The inmates are taking over the asylum.
Wtf
What did the 6 year old do?
Wtf tdsb
What’s the real story? Teachers are abused every day and no one reports that.
feels like the old world in this thread. imagine defending racism
Those girls who killed that man were black but you didn't say black
A principal, vice principal and teacher have been removed means there has been evidence of unusual behavior that should not exist. Racism isn't someone telling you they don't like you because of your skin color or how you look. Racism is how you're respected compared to others.
So we have to say Black? Phuc this world
I call BS…
Seriously, did the parent or 6year old write this story? Reality is kid is probably a grade A clown with a long history of disrupting his classroom so he has a rep. Probably spazs out all the time hence the need to enter the “calming room” to prevent harm to himself or worse.
maybe your kid should be better behaved?
Black brown or white it doesn’t have anything to do with it.
Why is that desk not cleaned up! Who cleans that classroom. As for child being disruptive is there an adhd issue there and just why and how is this child disruptive.
Oh boy charter rights violation. Here comes litigation.
Annnnnd .. funny how media picks and choose to use race narratives
Interested to know the other side of this story
If the kid was White would you care
I feel for the teachers.
Black Student Really? Are you serious? Students are Students, doesn't matter Black or white
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