Yukon Apologizes for School Restraints, Promises Change

0:00It's April 9th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with The Story. UConn governments dropping a heavy apology for what went down at Jack Holland Elementary School in Whitehorse. For over 15 years, from January 2007 to June 2022, teachers there routinely used physical restraints and locked kids. In rooms to control behavior, even when no one was in danger. These tactics hit students in a program for social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Staff would hold down arms, legs, or torsos, or isolate kids alone way longer than needed, all in the name of discipline. Families and effective students fought back with a class action lawsuit, shining a light on the harm. The impact lingers for those kids who face this daily, turning school into a place of fear instead of support. Now, as part of a mediated settlement, the Education Minister's owning it fully. Their stressing restraints are only for last resort imminent harm, and promising health

1:02for survivors while retraining staff. This apology marks a step toward real change of North, holding the system accountable so no more kids endure that trauma.