Elementary students in the region who exhibit violent or hazardous behaviours while at school are often waitlisted to get support they need, which can take years sometimes.
A recent quarterly report from Waterloo Region District School Board shows a rise in behaviour incidents. Last year they recorded a total of 867 incidents, this year they recorded 1,067.
Both the president of the local Elementary Teachers Federation Ontario (ETFO) and the president of the local Ontario Catholic Teachers Association (OECA) said they didn’t find that number surprising. Both told CityNews 570 those numbers only account for what teachers reported.