York Catholic District School Board

• Ministry of Education to audit finances at Toronto-area school board

  The York Catholic District School Board approved a budget over the summer with a $12-million deficit. During a tense meeting in May, its chair asked the province to probe spending.

  Education

  Sep 2, 2023
  
• Doug Ford responds to Pride flag controversy at York school board

  On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford said he had "no comment" on the York Catholic school board controversy. He addressed the issue on Wednesday, after a question at Queen's Park.

  Education

  May 31, 2023
  
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• Pride flag controversy: Ontario urged to intervene at school board

  Trustees at the York Catholic District School Board voted against raising the Pride flag at the board's headquarters during a tense meeting that ran late into the night on Monday.

  Politics

  May 30, 2023
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• York Catholic District School Board votes 6-4 against raising Pride flag

  Following a chaotic meeting in April, York Catholic District School Board trustees voted down a motion Monday night to raise the Pride flag during the month of June.

  Canada

  May 30, 2023
• York Catholic school board meeting heats up over Pride flag proposal

  "They really made it clear that there are still people against raising the pride flag...we need visibility and we need people to see that we're here and we're not going anywhere."

  Education

  Apr 26, 2023
• Petition launched following anti-LGBTQ2 rhetoric at Ontario school board meeting

  Two students have launched a petition following a York Catholic District School Board meeting last month where some parents were heard sharing anti-LGBTQ2S+ views.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 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
• Anti-black and anti-Semitic graffiti found on Newmarket school, police say

  Police were called to St. Paul Catholic Elementary School on William Roe Boulevard, near Yonge Street and Mulock Drive, Monday morning by school staff with reports that graffiti covered an outside wall of the school.

  Crime

  Jan 27, 2020
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• Man charged after allegedly attacking kindergarten children at York Region school

  Police allege the accused swung a curtain rod at the children, striking one of them before school staff and a Good Samaritan intervened, disarmed him and ushered the children inside the school.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2020
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• Markham high school teacher charged with 2 counts of sexual assault

  A York Catholic District School Board teacher is now on administrative leave after alleged assaults at holiday parties a year apart.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2019