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If C.W. Jeffreys is an example of what is happening in our schools then parents should start a class action lawsuit against school boards, teachers, teacher unions and left wing governments. They are guilty of taking away the authority of the teachers and giving it to the students. Also those students who are trying should also get involved because valuable resources that should have been used to help them was wasted on the garbage. School is not a social club.........

Don't ignore panel's work Solid study on school safety cannot fall victim to political timidness

By MOIRA MACDONALD

There is good stuff in the report released last week by the Toronto District School Board's school safety panel, led by lawyer Julian Falconer.

The question is, will the panel -- and the board -- see fit to act on everything they find? Or will they selectively cherry-pick changes that can be implemented without ruffling too many political feathers?

The panel's observations on safety conditions at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate where 15-year-old Jordan Manners was fatally shot last May come across as fair, detailed and thoughtful and are worth reading -- find it at tdsb.on.ca.

While the panel was supposed to wrap up their work this month, they have asked for more time and money beyond their initial $489,000 to work until November because the issues they are looking at stretch to other schools -- and they've hinted they are serious.