Four of Ontario's largest school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning.
Life is already tough for Toronto’s elementary students, who have been learning virtually since the city’s schools closed in early April. It may get even tougher for those in the Catholic system, where teachers will work-to-rule starting on Tuesday.
Catholic school boards across Ontario are wrestling with the question of whether and how to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ pride within a religion that still sees gay people as suffering their identity, making some critics again question their public funding.
High school students in Toronto say they worry about online learning and how vaguely they’ve been kept apprised of logistics for the half-days they’ll be attending classes physical and virtual when schools reopen in September.
Black and Indigenous students attending Catholic schools in Toronto say they have been routinely mistreated and that complaints rarely lead to constructive action.
A powerful winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow to much of Eastern and Central Canada has closed schools, flooded streets, knocked out power and is forcing school buses to stay off the roads in Toronto today as temperatures plummet.