Law Office of Caryma Sa d

The First Incident Of Violence Directly Affecting A TDSB Secondary School Occurred In 2007 When Jordan Manners A 15-year-old Student Was Shot And Killed In The Hallway Of C.W Jefferys Collegiate Institute It Has Been 10 Years Since The Incident And The Situation Has Not Improved After The Highly Publicized Death Of Manners The Safety And Security Of TDSB Schools Was Scrutinized And Questioned. Prior To The Jordan Manners’ Shooting 81% Of CW Jefferys Reported Feeling Safe At Schools After The Shooting This Dropped 37 Percentage Points To 44% A Panel Was Set Up After The Jordan Manners Shooting To Address The Issue Of School Safety. However The TDSB Has Been Accused Of "failing To Take Immediate Steps There Are Areas Where They Have Chosen Not To Follow The Panel's Recommendations." A Similar Incident Also Took Place On September 16 2008 When A 16-year-old Boy Was Shot In The Chest In The Parking Lot Of Bendale Business And Technical Institute Following An Altercation Involving Several People The Victim Was Subsequently Hospitalized In Critical Condition The Next Day Toronto Police Announced It Had Made Two Arrests In The Case; 18-year-old Mark Deicsics Was Charged With Armed Robbery The Incident Prompted Authorities To Lock Down Not Only Bendale But Three Other Nearby Schools (David And Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute) For Almost Three Hours In September 2009 A Grade 11 Student Was Stabbed During Lunch Hour At Bloor Collegiate Institute. Katherine Evans The Principal Of The School Stated That This Was The First Stabbing At The School That She's Aware Of For About Two Hours The School Was In "secure Mode" Where Nobody Was Allowed In Or Out Of The Building. However The School Wasn't In Lockdown As Students Were Allowed To Move Around The School On September 23 2014 Another Outbreak Of Violence Occurred When Hammid Aminzada A 19-year-old North Albion Collegiate Institute Student Was Fatally Stabbed On School Grounds After Attempting To Break Up A Fight Between Two Students The TDSB Director Of Education Donna Quan Announced That The Board Would "soon Begin An Independent Review Into The Facts Surrounding The Events Leading To And Following The Death Of Hamid And To Determine If More Can Be Done To Prevent Such Deaths And To Improve Support And Engagement Of Students And Families". As A Response The TDSB Sent Out A Press Release On October 20 2014 It Listed And Reviewed The Facts Surrounding The Events Leading Up To And After The Reported Incident In It They Stated They Would Appoint A Steering Team To Examine The Circumstances Pertaining To The Occurrence And Assess Both The System And Crisis Response Procedures Past Violence-prevention Initiatives