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Mere hours after a
Toronto Sun story appeared decrying a virulent 51-page anti-Israel manual sent out to teachers by Javier Davila, a student equity program advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), a petition was posted demanding justice for “anti-oppressive educators” like him who “demonstrate a commitment to decolonization.”
The four-page petition, still online and signed by at least 1,600 teachers and activists so far, demands that TDSB officials “not deign to respond to the incredibly biased reporting of known hate groups (implying the
Toronto Sun) and release a statement condemning Israel’s (alleged) illegal occupation and colonization of Palestine.”
Posted: May 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 25
Former teacher Jeff Peters was convicted in April of sex crimes against two former students at St. John Catholic High School in Perth, Ont.(Submitted by Emily Dickinson )
The head of a shelter for women and children is calling for more accountability and transparency from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) following the criminal conviction of a former high school teacher that rocked the town of Perth, Ont. I would hope … that the school put in place protocols to further protect kids, that there was education put in place to educate kids around sexual assault, around predatory behaviour, around grooming, said Charlene Catchpole, executive director of Leeds and Grenville Interval House. But to my knowledge, that didn t happen.
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Isabella Ferritto landed her dream job last month teaching kindergarten at the Ottawa Catholic School Board.
As a French-language teacher, her skills are in high demand, but that won’t be enough to land her another position next fall.
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Like thousands of other graduates from Ontario faculties of education, Ferritto has to pass a standardized math proficiency test by the end of August or she will lose her teaching licence.
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