As Dunbarton High School student Brandon Parker was on his way to his locker, he recalls something he says he’ll never forget. In his sightline was a 16-year-old saw a girl carrying two large kitchen knives, running down the hallway in his direction.
The idea of changing the name from Catholic School Advisory Council to Catholic School Council might seem minor, but the slight change has serious consequences.
There's a hunger to increase the amount of breakfast and food programs in Scarborough schools, a hunger that can't be met because of lack of funding. The Toronto Partners of Student Nutrition placed a moratorium on division of the municipal and provincial funding, funnelling funding into existing breakfast and food programs in schools and refusing any new applicants.
The Toronto Sports Leadership Program celebrated its most recent graduating class earlier this month. But each graduate's personal success is only part of the story, says Ann Doggett, a city community recreation supervisor involved in the program, which provides opportunities through sport to at-risk youth.
Two North York elementary schools have been left in limbo for nearly four years while a decision to close one and move its students to the other has yet to be implemented.
The Toronto public and Catholic school boards want this year’s Christmas break to start later. The boards are seeking the provincial government’s approval to make Dec. 23 the last day of school for 2011. Students would return Jan. 9 after a two-week period. Currently, the school boards have Dec. 16 and Jan. 2 as the last and first days.