Last month, Ethayakanthan’s own school was rocked by violence when a 15-year-old in the parking lot was shot three times in the chest during a drive-by shooting. He ran to the office where staff supported him until paramedics arrived to rush him to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
She says staff “handled everything under pressure,” which eased her fears. And when the lockdown lifted, she says, administrators came back on the PA system, noting, “They were reassuring, but you could tell they had been through a lot.”in January when a gun was reportedly spotted“Parents were literally crying,” recalls father Yogesh Kumar, co-chair of the school council. “That time was very emotional.
The vast majority attribute challenges around student well-being, behaviour and safety to a lack of staff, resources and support. About 80 per cent say school staff have a tough time managing student well-being, with 74 per cent expressing challenges dealing with student behaviour. Just over one-third say violent and inappropriate behaviour — fighting, verbal abuse and, in some cases, the possession of weapons — is on the rise.
“With the conditions the way they are right now, we’re really worried that some really good classroom teachers, who should be considering going into school leadership, will stay away because of what they’re seeing their principals and vice-principals dealing with on a daily basis,” he says. “That harms the entire system when our best people are not coming forward into leadership positions ... and considering moving to other sectors.
The TDSB says its buildings are, on average, about 60 years old, that the repair backlog is more than $4 billion, and it too has been impacted by pandemic-related supply chain issues. about $20 million. It’s a major undertaking given the number of cameras involved — for instance Weston Collegiate alone has about 80.
Ontario's schools have lots of drugs and everything else, but most people ignore that.
Stop scare mongering TS. There is no issue in schools.
Is this a Toronto problem or an Ontario problem? Is it a cultural problem? Is it an economic issue or gangs. Determine the who and the why and address it harshly.
What a surprise! Four years of Lecce taking $$ and people out of the system. There are less teachers, EAs, and mental health supports which means more students are struggling.
CRT splinters society apart. And this is being pushed on children.
12% of the population
Just make sure to use proper pronouns and never misgender anyone.
Our government protects criminals and legalizes hard drugs and injection sites.
Under a liberal government that you help promote 🤷🏻♂️
And we are told police in schools are a danger to students
Voting liberal doesn’t exempt you from liberal results. Liberal politicians even throw each other under the bus. The public they pander to thinks they care about THEM? Lmao…puhlease🙄 You’ve never mattered less in your life.
Keep voting liberal Toronto. More to come.
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Woke is wonderful init.
Wonder why Wokeism
I wonder why lol
I thought all these problems would be solved by removing police from the schools and renaming a brand of maple syrup.
Dump DIE, now: it's causing this.
Golly, do you think it is evil white supremacists or perhaps the lunitics you support flooding into our country from countries who thrive on violence . The Red Star opinions are worthless.
This is the result of liberal woke policy, bad behaviour is tolerated and we don’t have the right to defend ourselves, juvenile act protects criminals and teachers are afraid to intervene and for a good reason.
Bring in more drag Queens to read Sexually Themed books to Children. And some bike lanes.
ya but dont bring cops back into schools ..hire diversity people, huggers , ffs a mess
At least thugs don’t feel threatened by having police in their schools though!! Right🤡🤡🤡
This is what happens when... You remove cops from the school. You constantly remind the students white men are the problem. When you devide every student in their category. Gay Transgender Climate alarmist Black White Indigenous. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Well knife isn't in their religion Now is biting us in the ass!
Here’s where they make self defence weaponry illegal. To save the children.
Blame rise of single mothers raising kids. No male authority anymore. It will get worse.
Reaping the bountiful harvest from anti-white racism, mass immigration, multiculturalism and identity politics. Thank you Uniparty.
I guess removing officers from schools really paid off, eh? 👍
yeah, that'll happen when you take away all punishment for bad behavior and coddle the little thugs instead
Complete, total failure to engage with young males. Total failure of educators to grasp fundamentals. Shuffling, useless bureaucrats. We have to do real curricula and engage with students. Reading out loud in small groups is effective socialization.
When did they pull cops out of schools?
Despite having so many existing issues to deal with in TDSB Schools, irresponsible Trustees Yalini Rajakulasingam & Anu Sriskandarajah make life more difficult for students by attempting to introduce divisive CRITICAL CASTE THEORY into Toronto Schools.
Too many red zones
Put to many rats in a cage, they will attack each other and eat each other. Same with humans when packed into a crowded school or city.
I'm glad I graduated before all the 'new Canadians' made schools a warzone.
True more than ever under current school board leadership, and these kids deserve better: Toronto schools are literally imprisoning children in violent environments, and the only time many of these children will ever encounter physical violence in their lives. shelleylaskin
onted tdsb TOPoli The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund (OTPF) is one of the largest investment funds in the world with 221.2 Billion in assets, from the Ontario taxpayer paying their 100k a year salaries for teaching your kids how 2+2=4 is racist.
This is the expected outcome after two years of school closures 🤷♂️
Where are these kids getting their hands on these guns ?
Toronto schools are where my children first experienced violence. Started early with out-of-control children in classrooms, now afraid to use washrooms. Violence, disruptions preoccupy so much of their day, learning is greatly impacted. Boards current approach - not working.
No surprise. Focus is on DEI and CRT. Good grades and discipline is not a priority for the woke Liberal school boards. Vote blue to restore education.
Can you actually discipline anyone these days? What happened to “zero tolerance”?
We imported this problem.
The school boards are too busy appeasing the alphabet groups “feelings” and woke nonsense to bother…
What do you expect listening to 'dEfUNd ThE PoLIcE' crowd. If you listen to clowns, you're in a circus. None of these kids, nor their parents are 'victims'.
Maybe shuttering schools for 2 years over a cold contributed to this mayhem? Duh….
Director? Ineffective in their role? Honest question.
Bet there's a correlation between that and the nature of their home life, their parents behaviour, and the horrendously lacking social and recreational services by the city, and mental health supports by the provinces deplorable lack of funding. Look at the causes, not symptoms
This is not just in the TDSB. Over a decade of progress discipline, removal of high academic standards, focus on DIE instead of Unity & introduction of CRT and this is the result across the province!
Spineless feminist ideology is destroying education
Weird that the city most dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion has turned their schools into a hellscape of anarchy, violence and plummeting academic outcomes. A real puzzle.
Keep making cuts Sflecce fordnation
Don’t forget PeelSchools too, they’re not far behind
This is why
'Difficult behaviour/rise in violence/catch-up'. All are on Ford & Lecce. These are the echo of their policies. They started by imposing mandatory online courses which isolate & reduce socialization. Then extended them to ALL 2M students for ALL courses. No surprises here.
All you covid cultists really ruined children.
How many times do we have to tell you! Pull them out of schools and homeschool them
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