Safe Schools

Report on Safe Schools Act Review
More than 700 parents, teachers, students and other community members from across Ontario provided input that has helped shape a comprehensive new approach to school safety outlined in the Safe Schools Action Team's report. News Release | Report

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School Climate Surveys and Bullying Prevention Programs

The government's new bullying prevention strategy will help to prevent bullying and tackle its causes. More

Data on School Discipline

Suspensions and expulsions data collected, verified and made public by the Ministry of Education shows that the "Safe Schools Act" is not being consistently applied across the province. More

News Releases

• McGuinty government receives report on Safe Schools Act Review (June 26, 2006)
• Progress on safe schools helps students succeed (May 16, 2006)
• McGuinty government releases data on school discipline (November 23, 2005)
• Fact Sheet: Suspensions and expulsions facts (November 23, 2003)
• Stamping out bullying in Ontario schools (November 16, 2005)
• Making Ontario schools safer places to learn (November 8, 2005)
• Safe Schools a prerequisite for student achievement (September 21, 2005)
• McGuinty government acting to protect students (December 14, 2004)

Policy & Resource Documents

• Bullying: We Can All Help Stop It
  The effects of bullying go beyond the school yard. For you as a parent, here's what to watch for, what you can do, and where you can go to get help.
• Safe Schools Policy and Practice: An Agenda for Action
  This report provides a concise overview of the opinions and points of view expressed by Ontarians on the Safe Schools Act and the issue of school and community safety.
• Discussion Paper: Safer Schools…Safer Communities
  This discussion paper was part of a public consultation on ensuring that our schools are as safe as possible through a public review of the Safe Schools Act provisions in the Education Act.
• Shaping Safer Schools: A Bullying Prevention Action Plan
  This report is an action plan for principals, teachers, and other educators, students, parents, and the broader community around bullying-related issues.
• Safe Schools Action Team Reference Groups (2005)
  Safe Schools Action Team mandated was to ensure that every student is safe and feels safe at school and on school grounds.

Website Links

Please read our policy on links to external sites.

• Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy
  Listens, problem solves, mediates complaints, negotiates with service providers or government officials, networks with the community and intercedes on behalf of children, youth or young adults when they cannot speak for themselves.
• Ontario School Counsellors' Association
  Help on such important youth issues as bullying, eating disorders, drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
• Ontario Women’s Directorate
  Wide range of information useful for parents of girls.
• Public Safety: SafeCanada.ca
  Information for teachers on public safety in Canada.
• Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
  Information on child protection from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services
• Road Safety: Child Safety
  Information for kids, parents and caregivers from Transport Canada.
• Stay Alert…Stay Safe
  Canada's leading national streetproofing program for Grades 1 to 4, offering educational resource materials for teachers and information for kids.