The province will also introduce a ban on suspending younger, elementary-school kids — Black students are again disproportionately affected — and improve diversity in hiring and promotions. The Toronto District School Board, which collects race-based statistics, has already begun phasing out applied classes in grades 9 and 10. There, some 47 per cent of Black students take an applied course, versus 20 per cent for non-Black teens. “And it’s the reason why we will be bringing forth a plan in the coming days that gives all students — racialized, Black students — a real opportunity to succeed. In Peel, Black youth represent 10 per cent of all students but 22.5 per cent of suspensions.

Source: thestar July 06, 2020 09:56 UTC