This upcoming Friday, May 11th, at 1:30 PM, we will participate in a walkout demonstration to break the education system’s code of silence around teachers who sexually harass students or engage in sexual misconduct at school. We are looking for a clear path of action to address this critical issue. We are encouraged by the fact that our government has taken action: the province of Ontario has just changed the law to revoke the licenses of teachers who are found guilty of groping or sexually touching their students. The list of what qualifies as sexual misconduct has also been extended. This is great news! We now hope that a comprehensive protocol will be elaborated and implemented to support school staff in dealing with sexual misconduct in schools. We also hope that sexual misconduct will be clearly defined in legislation, as well as which measures are to be taken in cases of sexual harassment. Because students deserve to feel safe at school. For more information you can read this article in the Toronto Star: https://bit.ly/2G0rA9z.