With many family members living in Israel, the current Israel-Hamas war weighs heavily on the mind of Toronto teen Lior Markus. Across Canada, school boards, divisions and districts have taken different approaches to addressing the ongoing Israel-Hamas war — from not mentioning it at all to establishing special support groups for students connected to the region. At the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Muslim and Jewish students in grades 7 through 12 are meeting separately for conversations co-ordinated in part by district staff with a shared heritage. At the York school board, there's also the option of anonymous reporting through the board's online form, Report It , which triggers investigations, she said. Ultimately, what high school senior Ahmed wants is for adults to understand that the Israel-Hamas war isn't a concern only for grown-ups.
