Durham District School Board

• Autism advocates demand investigation after child goes missing from Durham school

  A mother said her seven-year-old son, Zak, eloped from his school on Jan. 9, information she said she was shocked to receive in an email from the school principal.

  Canada

  Feb 2
  
• Oshawa graduate receives diploma decades after leaving high school

  An Oshawa man accepted high school diploma decades after leaving the school. The 65-year-old was a student at G.L. Roberts C.V.I. in Oshawa in 1973.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• Toronto-area schools changing outdoor breaks amidst wildfire smoke

  Environment Canada issued an air quality statement for Toronto and its surrounding cities warning of high pollution coming from forest fires in Ontario and Quebec. 

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
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• Parents calling for more action after hateful flyers circulate Ajax schools

  Many parents were left concerned after flyers containing offensive anti-black content were spread throughout several Ajax schools and then to social media last week. 

  Canada

  May 22, 2023
• Durham District School Board meeting spirals out of control, raises concerns

  Another Durham District School Board meeting was shut down, after a public question period spiraled out of control Monday.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023
• School bus cancellations in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023

  Here is a list of school bus cancellations and the status of schools in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
• Durham school board says ‘cyber incident’ cancels online classes for second day

  The Durham District School Board says there is no timeline for full restoration of service after it shut down its network Friday when it learned about the incident.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2022
• ‘Cyber incident’ cancels online classes, knocks out email, phones at Durham board

  The Durham District School Board says online classes have been cancelled after it was subject to what it's calling a "cyber incident."

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2022
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• Durham school board systems down after ‘cyber-incident’

  The Durham District School Board said it was made aware of a "cyber-incident" on Friday and, as a result, school phones and email services are not working.

  Education

  Nov 27, 2022
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• School board investigating after teacher allegedly used racial slur in Ajax, Ont. classroom

  In a statement emailed to Global News Friday, the board said it is "investigating reports that a teacher used a racial slur in the classroom at Viola Desmond PS." 

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022