Category: Toronto District School Board

Former Principal Commits Suicide Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training

A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has committed suicide following diversity training sessions back in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and bullied at his workplace. “With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto….


Former Principal Takes Own Life Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training

A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has committed suicide following diversity training sessions back in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and bullied at his workplace. “With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto….


Toronto School Doing ‘Social Experiment on Our Kids’ With All-Gender Washrooms, Says Parent

A group of parents at Toronto’s Jean Lumb elementary school say the school board’s insistence on maintaining all gender-neutral washrooms is “anti-feminist and discriminatory.” Those adjectives were included in the subject line of a letter several parents signed and sent to the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) on June 21. The parents are calling for a…


Toronto School Doing ‘Social Experiment on Our Kids’ With All Gender-Neutral Washrooms, Says Parent

A group of parents at Toronto’s Jean Lumb elementary school say the school board’s insistence on maintaining all gender-neutral washrooms is “anti-feminist and discriminatory.” That description was included in the subject line of a letter several parents signed and sent to the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) on June 21. The parents are calling for a…


Protest Surrounds Toronto School’s Drag Performance for Pink Shirt Day

A Toronto District School Board (TDSB) school hosted a performance by a drag star, leading protesters and counterprotesters to gather outside. The performance was part of an assembly at York Mills Collegiate Institute on April 12 for Pink Shirt Day, a day to raise awareness about bullying. Some have taken the day as an occasion…


One Student Injured After Shooting Outside Toronto High School

A student is in hospital after being shot in the chest during a drive-by shooting outside a Toronto high school, police said Thursday as they looked for suspects in the case. Police said the shooting took place around noon Thursday in the parking lot of Weston Collegiate Institute. Duty Insp. Ryan Forde said “unknown males” drove by…


Gun Fired Inside Washroom During Altercation at Toronto High School, Police Say

A gun was fired inside a bathroom at a Toronto high school after a fight involving six individuals broke out there on Jan. 12, police said. The incident, which slightly injured an outreach worker who tried to stop the fight, happened at East York Alternative Secondary School at about 1.10 p.m. The school was placed…


Michael Zwaagstra: Students Lose When School Boards Push Woke Navel-Gazing Activities

Commentary If being woke was a competition, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) would be in serious contention for the top prize. From promoting critical race theory in the classroom to censoring anyone who challenges woke ideology, the WRDSB has turned being woke into a performance sport worth a gold medal. Not content to…


Michael Zwaagstra: Useless Classroom Fads Turn Students Into Guinea Pigs

Commentary Does your classroom promote a growth mindset? Are you sufficiently “learner-centred” and do you take your students’ individual learning styles into account? These are the kinds of questions teachers are often asked by their administrators. In fact, some teachers, particularly those just starting their careers, find themselves under considerable pressure to give the “right”…


Anthony Furey: The Year School Board Issues and Parents’ Rights Began Making a Comeback

Commentary When it comes to surveying the big political trends of the year that was, the focus tends to be on what happened federally at Parliament Hill, or at provincial legislatures or our municipal city halls. It’s only natural. After all, those are our three levels of government and they’re where the decisions that most…