Primary student suspensions spike 47 per cent in four years

The number of primary students suspended in Toronto public schools has increased nearly 50 per cent over the last four years, school board documents show.

There were 810 suspensions of students in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3, in the 2014-15 school year. The number was recently published as part of the Toronto District School Board's annual safety report.

The oldest data available online was on the 2011-12 school year, when 550 primary students were suspended.  (more...)

Primary student suspensions spike 47 per cent in four years