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Families of students receiving Chromebooks in equitable access program will be charged for repairs, TDSB says
A Toronto District School Board logo is seen on a sign in front of a high school in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest public school board says it is working with police to assess the impact of a recent cyberattack, but that its main system remains operational and has not been affected. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Why are TDSB students being sent to rallies in the first place?
Naomi Buck
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TDSB trustees want Ontario to speed up probe after students appear to attend pro-Palestinian protest
A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario orders review into TDSB field trip where videos appear to show students marching in pro-Palestinian protest
A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Doug Ford condemns TDSB for field trip after videos appear to show students marching in pro-Palestinian protest
<p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. One of the largest factors standing in the way of Ontario being able to speed up critical infrastructure projects is a sense of public distrust fostered by the government's own history with the Greenbelt, polling commissioned by the government suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton</p>
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Toronto District School Board will investigate field trip after students appear to attend pro-Palestinian protest
&nbsp;A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.&nbsp;TDSB staff who aren't yet vaccinated against COVID-19 have been given an extension to get their shots. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Toronto District School Board says some student info may have been exposed in June cyberattack
A Toronto District School Board logo is seen on a sign in front of a high school in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest public school board says it is working with police to assess the impact of a recent cyberattack, but that its main system remains operational and has not been affected. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Artificial turf is taking root on schoolyards, and even some skeptics are now ready-to-roll
A sign at the entrance to the Clarke Pulford Field at Northern Secondary School in Toronto asks visitors to respect the artificial turf, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Toronto classrooms with no AC leave students and teachers sweltering
School bags hang on pegs at an elementary school in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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What experts think the government should do when it comes to kids and social media
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 22: A picture of 15-year-old Riley, who died by suicide after falling victim to online bullying on Facebook, is held up as members of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) rally outside of Meta's New York offices in support of putting kids before big tech on March 22, 2024 in New York City. The group is seeking legislation against social media companies to protect children and teens from online predators, addictive algorithms and data collection. Numerous studies have shown a link between teen suicide and depression and the use of social media. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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B.C. struggles toward province-wide policy on phone use in schools
Director of Student Life at Shawnigan Lake School Matt Clinton-Baker is photographed with a cellphone in a classroom on campus in Shawnigan Lake, B.C., on Friday, March 15, 2024. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
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Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
FILE - The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla., Friday, April 23, 2021. Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform continues to deemphasize news and politics. The feature was shut down for users in the U.K., France and Germany last year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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Are tech companies to blame for smartphone use in schools? Globe readers share their thoughts
FILE - This June 16, 2017, file photo shows social media app icons on a smartphone held by an Associated Press reporter in San Francisco. The Ivy League university announced Monday, June 17, 2019, that it would revoke an admission offer to a survivor of the Parkland high school massacre because of racist social media posts. The decision serves as a reminder to aspiring college students and all young people that their online comments, even those considered private, can resurface and be used against them. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Four Ontario school boards sue Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok owners over platforms’ alleged harm to students
Colleen Russell Rawlins, Director of Education with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is photographed by grade 2 and 3 students in the library at Selwyn Elementary School on Mar 27, 2024. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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Toronto school board cancels classes on day of solar eclipse
Canada's largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will partially and, for a fleeting few minutes in some areas, totally dim daylight. Observers watch a solar eclipse at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Monday, August 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
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‘We can’t ignore this problem any longer.’ Why Canada’s largest school board is finally taking steps to address cellphones in class
Naomi Buck
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Toronto school board looking into new policy to limit cellphone use by students
<div>The Toronto District School Board is looking into creating a new policy to restrict the use of cellphones and social media by students in schools. A grade two classroom is shown at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School, in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</div>
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TDSB’s real estate arm proposes long-term care home on school board land
&nbsp;A Toronto District School Board logo is seen on a sign in front of a high school in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.&nbsp;An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide says she welcomes the Ontario education minister's review.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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How French immersion inadvertently created class and cultural divides at schools across Canada
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Anti-racism trainer accused of bullying Toronto principal who later died welcomes Ontario review
&nbsp;A Toronto District School Board logo is seen on a sign in front of a high school in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.&nbsp;An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide says she welcomes the Ontario education minister's review.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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