The Waterloo Catholic District School Board says findings of a third-party investigation into how it handled a situation involving a four-year-old student demonstrate the need for further action on anti-Black racism and supporting students in crisis.
A third-party review of how the Waterloo Catholic District School Board handled a situation involving a four-year-old student’s behaviour is set to wrap up with a report expected to be released by Wednesday.
A review of the school resource officer (SRO) program within the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in Ontario found some SROs felt administration was taking advantage of them. The board's use of police has again come under scrutiny after they were called to a Catholic elementary school to deal with a four-year-old student late last year.
The Director of Education for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board has apologized and clarified comments she made last week about systemic racism in the school board.
As Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lindo’s bill on racial equity in education heads to the legislature for a second reading, the MPP said she also wants to see an equity audit across all Ontario public schools.