Violence and Silence

In our penultimate episode we highlight the increasing violence in schools against staff and student, and how teachers are silenced when they ask for help with it.

CW: Violent incidents, including against students and adults, are discussed.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-school-board-tomken-1.6853872
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/peel-school-board-investigating-after-anonymous-letter-alleges-violence-fear-at-mississauga-middle-school/article_bb6eda35-e081-5fba-8d17-5d48c6de2f3a.html#:~:text=The%20anonymous%20letter%2C%20which%20appears,is%20one%20of%20violence%2C%20fear
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/05/24/mississauga-school-violence-peel-board-tomken/
https://twitter.com/MichaelTeper1/status/1659913475420717062
https://nationalpost.com/feature/a-toronto-area-middle-school-is-in-crisis-administrators-pin-the-blame-on-teachers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/is-progressive-discipline-working-tvdsb-says-yes-1.6442224
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/school-board-responds-to-reports-of
violence-at-saunders-secondary-1.6431023
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-teacher-violence-schools-policy-1.6439470
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/saunders-school-violence-concerns-1.6425753
https://london.ctvnews.ca/my-son-should-feel-safe-to-go-to-school-parent-makes-plea-to-address-violence-in-schools-1.6230446
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/alarming-new-survey-finds-nearly-80-of-ontario-elementary-teachers-experience-school-violence-says-union/article_e1880d96-e912-5d7d-a0e9-0d151d79c2fb.html#:~:text='Alarming'%20new%20survey%20finds%20nearly,a%20news%20conference%20on%20Monday.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/scared-to-death-to-go-to-school-york-memorial-students-stage-mass-walkout-amid-concerns/article_5c6974c2-7c74-5f55-8253-e0431f203f3f.html
https://www.sudbury.com/beyond-local/it-starts-at-home-ford-weighs-in-on-school-violence-getting-hit-by-his-par

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