Category: Education Matters

Communications problems at the TCDSB

TORONTO – There appears to be a breakdown of process and procedure at the TCDSB. The past two years have been chaotic for parents and students navigating the education system while looking for clarity and stability. It has not been easy for anyone.

Families maintain that the constant disruption between schools opening, then closing, and re-opening has had a negative impact on their children. They say the back and forth between virtual and in-person instruction has not helped the social, mental and academic well-being of their children.

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HCDSB si discosta dai protocolli sulla privacy

TORONTO – Il provveditorato cattolico di Halton potrebbe violare i protocolli provinciali sulla privacy quando si tratta di raccogliere informazioni personali degli studenti. Durante la riunione del Consiglio di martedì (1 febbraio), i fiduciari hanno deciso di procedere con il censimento degli studenti senza acquisire il previo consenso esplicito dei genitori per gli studenti dei gradi 9 – 12 per partecipare. Questi ultimi sono minorenni… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

HCDSB deviates from privacy protocols

TORONTO – The Halton Catholic District School Board may be breaching provincial privacy protocols when it comes to collecting students’ personal information. During Tuesday’s Board meeting (February 1), trustees decided to proceed with the student census without acquiring prior explicit parental consent for students in grades 9 – 12 to participate. They are minors.

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