By working together using a collaborative, public health approach, we can improve the safety, security, and well-being and create positive learning environments for school communities that are disproportionately affected and in all schools.
The TDSB Expert Reference Panel on School Safety and Student Well-Being will be tasked with focusing on school safety and its connections to student well-being, equity and human rights. The panel will be co-chaired by the Director of Education, Toronto Public Health, and SafeTO.
The panel will:
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Examine data and research to broadly understand the scope of school safety and its impacts on student well-being;
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Examine who is affected and the multiple impacts;
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Identify risk and protective factors; and
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Use current evidence and research, to propose policies and program solutions/strategies, to the Director and/or the Board, with the sole focus of making schools safer by reducing violence, improving mental health, and promoting well-being that is grounded in adherence to Indigenous Rights, Human Rights, and equity.
Current members of the Expert Reference Panel include:
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TDSB Elders Council, TDSB Trustees, TDSB Staff
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City of Toronto (Social Development, Finance & Administration, Community Safety & Well-Being Unit, Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit)
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Toronto Police - Community Safety Command - Field Services
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Toronto Public Health
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Parent Involvement Advisory Committee
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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Canadian Safe School Network
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Zero Gun Violence Unit
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Naseeha
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Toronto Community Housing
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Generation Chosen
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The 519
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St. Michael’s Hospital
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Justice for Children and Youth