Jack Hulland News Today

Whitehorse RCMP have completed their investigation into the use of holds and isolation spaces at Jack Hulland Elementary School, but are offering no details on their findings. In a news release last week, police said officers with the detachment's general investigation section have spoken with 190 people and reviewed more than 600 reports obtained from the school, the Education department, and parents and caregivers since November 2021. "The investigation remained a priority for the De...

Police are drafting a final report to be passed on to prosecutors as class action lawsuit proceeds

Despite some allegations stretching as far back as 2002, the court has limited the class-action from 2007 to 2022. Here's the latest on the class-action lawsuit.

A Yukon judge has approved a settlement between the Jack Hulland school council and families suing over the alleged use of holds and seclusion on children at the Whitehorse elementary school.

The school council has agreed to cooperate with families suing over the alleged  use of holds and seclusion on students at the Whitehorse elementary school in exchange for legal amnesty.

Defence requests that the lawsuit move forward as a regular proceeding

The Yukon government has responded to a proposed class-action lawsuit over the alleged improper use of holds and seclusion on students at Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse over the span of 20 years.

Application made for class action lawsuit

Nine new affidavits filed with the Supreme Court of Yukon contain allegations that paint an even darker picture of the use of holds and seclusion at Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse. 

These are the top stories of 2022 as decided by the Yukon News editorial staff.