Students at Montreal high school under investigation say teacher made comments that shocked class School service centre says it spoke to teacher following the remarks

October 23, 2024   

(CBC) High school students at one of the four Montreal schools under investigation by Quebec’s Education Ministry for alleged toxic behaviour among staff say their teacher referenced wanting to hit them last week.

The students’ account is one of the few specific incidents to be reported after the ministry announced it was investigating the schools following a series of columns aired by French-language radio station 98.5 FM over the past year.

The students CBC News spoke with on Tuesday morning go to La Voie high school in the city’s west-central Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. They said one of their teachers made remarks last week that stunned the class.

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