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Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read Photo by Stock photo /Getty Images
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Students at St. John Catholic High School in Perth have organized a planned walkout for Tuesday following reports of a party held for a now-convicted former teacher at the school.
The former teacher, Jeff Peters, pleaded guilty on April 29 to sexual assault of one student and sexual exploitation of a second student. Peters, who was charged in 2019 and was still a teacher at the time of the offences, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Students at St. John Catholic High School in Perth have organized a planned walkout for Tuesday following reports of a party held for a now-convicted former…
Author of the article: The Recorder and Times staff
Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read Photo by Stock photo /Getty Images
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Students at St. John Catholic High School in Perth have organized a planned walkout for Tuesday following reports of a party held for a now-convicted former teacher at the school.
The former teacher, Jeff Peters, pleaded guilty on April 29 to sexual assault of one student and sexual exploitation of a second student. Peters, who was charged in 2019 and was still a teacher at the time of the offences, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
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Students at St. John Catholic High School in Perth have organized a planned walkout for Tuesday following reports of a party held for a now-convicted former teacher at the school.
The former teacher, Jeff Peters, pleaded guilty on April 29 to sexual assault of one student and sexual exploitation of a second student. Peters, who was charged in 2019 and was still a teacher at the time of the offences, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
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The area’s Catholic school board and teachers’ union have strongly spoken out against the provincial government’s online learning plan for the upcoming school year.
In a board meeting Tuesday evening, trustees with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario spoke of their concern about the proposed plan. They passed a motion to send a letter to all MPPs, including Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce, expressing their concerns.
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Earlier Tuesday, Lecce announced school boards would be required to offer virtual learning as an option for all students for the 2021-22 school year. The minister was sparse on details, only saying more information would come in the following months.