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TORONTO Parents interrupting virtual classrooms are prompting some Toronto-area school boards to send out reminders about inappropriate behaviour towards teachers. One elementary teacher with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School board, who did not want identified for fear of reprisal, told CTV News Toronto parents would come online in front of students and raise issues about everything from the day s lesson to way she said something. They come on camera with hostility, said the teacher, who has 20 years experience. She said the parents even go as far as raising their voices and pointing fingers. The teacher said the treatment was so bad, it contributed to her taking a medical leave for a mental health disorder.