Posted: Apr 06, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 6
A child wearing backpack waits to cross the street. The Waterloo Region District School Board has noted a steep drop in school suspensions and expulsions this year.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
The Waterloo Region District School board has noted a precipitous drop in school suspensions and expulsions amid a school year unlike any other.
As of February, there were about 2,000 fewer suspensions among elementary and secondary students compared to the same period the year before, according to a board of trustees report.
Elementary suspensions dropped by about 700 and secondary suspensions by about 1,300.
There were no school board expulsions at all during the same time period, down from 14 last year.