TTAPR on January 17th, 2013

A male student was assaulted by another male youth while several students stood by watching and making videos. The victim suffered a concussion. Charges are pending against one student for assault causing bodily harm. All students involved will be dealt with according to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. A news release from the RCMP said [...]

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When it comes to bullying, Lara Fominoff has always preached the same message to her young son: Never bully or be mean to the other kids. And never start a fight. But if someone starts a fight with you, you have the right to defend yourself. It was this right that Fominoff says her six-year-old [...]

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TTAPR on June 1st, 2012

A fight involving up to 60 high school students in Fort McMurray left a 14-year-old boy barely responsive with a shattered jaw bone, say RCMP. RCMP responded to a call shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday and found the teen. He was airlifted to an Edmonton-area hospital where he remains, said police. Early Friday morning, investigators [...]

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Imagine you are a school vice-principal. One day, a parent complains that the Grade 5 supply teacher made her son take a squishy banana out of the garbage can and eat it. How do you react? Do you (1) ask the parent if the kid might be exaggerating? Or (2) ask the teacher for her [...]

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TTAPR on March 20th, 2012

Three people are in custody and five were taken to hospital after a “large fight” took place on the street outside a Winnipeg high school on Thursday afternoon, according to police. “The information we initially received was that there was … a large fight involved.” A number of injured people were found at the school. [...]

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Investigators are one step closer to tracking down the gunman responsible for last week’s frightening shooting at a North York school that left a 19-year-old man fighting for his life and wounded a 14-year-old girl. Toronto Police have released images of suspect vehicle hoping someone can identify the car the shooter is believed to have [...]

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TTAPR on March 31st, 2011

The boy accused of firing at a vehicle outside a Scarborough high school last Thursday has been arrested. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, was arrested Sunday at 9 p.m., police said. A Student was charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon and several firearms-related offenses. Police say the student got into a fight during [...]

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TTAPR on February 24th, 2011

A 16-year-old girl with a history of using ceramic items as a weapon, was warned by a Timmins judge that she might end up killing someone if she doesn’t change her violent ways. The girl admitted to clubbing a group home worker in the head with a porcelain figurine to escape a youth detention facility [...]

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This story leaves one to wonder how many other stories are out there not reported. MONTREAL – A child-protection agency near Montreal faces a $408,000 lawsuit amid allegations that a 10-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by five boys aged 10-12 while under its care. The lawsuit, filed by the girl’s father, says young assailants performed [...]

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The recent brawl at Cathedral High School, in which a 14-year-old boy had his cheek and orbital bones fractured while his classmates cheered on the fight and recorded it on their cellphone cameras, is a painful image of what is becoming a growing problem in too many high schools here and abroad. Many people who [...]

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