Rob Hammond says teachers with the Near North District School Board have been scratched, punched, kicked, spat on, and even suffered life-altering concussions due to violence from their students. Hammond is president of the Near...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park Premier Doug Ford said Monday he believes school violence “starts at home” and that if he...
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says 77 per cent of teachers have seen or personally experienced violence in their schools, with those working in special education impacted the most, according to a new survey...
Chronic underfunding of public education responsible for rise in violence TORONTO, ON – An alarming number (77 per cent) of members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) say they have personally experienced violence...
Ontario’s largest school board is voicing its concerns about the province’s new education legislation, saying it will weaken the role of school trustees in several matters. Toronto District School Board (TDSB) chair Rachel Chernos Lin...
