NDP MP says Jack Hulland Elementary accusations show need for Criminal Code change
Private members bill would make corporal punishment of children illegal
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Private members bill would make corporal punishment of children illegal
In a virtual news conference Thursday, Yukon NDP leader Kate White described the alleged treatment of some students at Jack Hulland Elementary School prior to 2020 — including being put in holds for hours or placed alone in small cubicles — as 'horrific.'
Three parents and a former staff member are speaking out, alleging children were subjected to holds and seclusion at Jack Hulland Elementary School in the recent past. The Yukon RCMP are investigating.
Lawsuit alleges holds and confinement amount to assault, battery and false imprisonment
Newly-filed statement of claim alleges a number of students at Whitehorse’s Jack Hulland Elementary School were repeatedly subject to holds and seclusion — sometimes for hours on end — between 2002 and last school year, to the point where some developed post-traumatic stress disorder.