TORONTO — The Toronto District School Board says more than 300 students have been involved in violence on school property so far this academic year.
In a report on school safety, the TDSB says a total of 323 students have been involved in violence on school premises between September and April.
The board — which is sharing the report with trustees at a committee meeting today — says the number of students involved in violence this academic year so far is the highest since at least 2018-19.
It says that figure is on track to reach a new high since the data started being collected in 2000 if the current trend continues.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has said three-quarters of its members say they have experienced or witnessed violence against staff members.
The union commissioned a survey of its members earlier this year and found that 42 per cent of its members have had a physical injury, illness or psychological injury or illness as a result of workplace violence against them this school year.
Several high schools in Toronto have experienced violence this school year, including a shooting that left one dead and another injured and a stabbing that left one student in critical condition — with youths facing charges in both cases.
