VIOLENT STUDENTS IN ONTARIO'S CLASSROOMS

A study by two University of Ottawa professors surveyed 1,688 Ontario elementary teachers. It found an alarming increase in violence, with 54 per cent of the teachers experiencing one or more violent acts in the 2017-18 school year. That’s up from only seven per cent in a similar 2005 study. Harassment is out of control, too. Insults, put-downs and obscene gestures by students were reported by 72 per cent of the teachers. And get this — 41 per cent experienced the same kind of behaviour from a parent.