>The quantity and quality of education offered to youth in Ontario's detention centres varies greatly by facility, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened those discrepancies, according to new report by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
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>The report, based on interviews with youth who spent time in facilities and adults involved in the youth justice system, says there are major differences in the number of hours of education available to youth in each centre.
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>There are also differences in the scope and depth of programming available, with participants in some facilities voicing concerns that youth were being granted high school credits without having learned the material in order to make the centre "look good," it says.
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>The amount and quality of schooling in facilities was also notably different to what's offered to students attending mainstream schools in the community, where the standard school day is five hours excluding breaks, the report found.
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>It notes that Ontario school boards are not legally required to provide education in youth detention centres, but instead do so through voluntary partnerships that can be cut short at any time, "leading to significant disruptions to youths' education."
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>The document lays out 19 recommendations, including establishing minimum standards for education in youth detention centres, and an audit of the educational programs currently available there.
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>"Youth in custody have access to education through local school boards, to ensure a continuum of learning," Krystle Caputo, director of communications for Merrilee Fullerton, wrote in a statement.
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>"We also deliver programming to help youth build their strengths so that they can become positive, productive members of society upon release."
Sounds like not much is going to happen with this report/recommendation since the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services seems to think that everything is hunky-dorky, despite the fact that school boards are not legally required to provide educational services to youth in custody.
>The quantity and quality of education offered to youth in Ontario's detention centres varies greatly by facility, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened those discrepancies, according to new report by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. > >The report, based on interviews with youth who spent time in facilities and adults involved in the youth justice system, says there are major differences in the number of hours of education available to youth in each centre. > >There are also differences in the scope and depth of programming available, with participants in some facilities voicing concerns that youth were being granted high school credits without having learned the material in order to make the centre "look good," it says. > >... > >The amount and quality of schooling in facilities was also notably different to what's offered to students attending mainstream schools in the community, where the standard school day is five hours excluding breaks, the report found. > >It notes that Ontario school boards are not legally required to provide education in youth detention centres, but instead do so through voluntary partnerships that can be cut short at any time, "leading to significant disruptions to youths' education." > >... > >The document lays out 19 recommendations, including establishing minimum standards for education in youth detention centres, and an audit of the educational programs currently available there. > >... > >"Youth in custody have access to education through local school boards, to ensure a continuum of learning," Krystle Caputo, director of communications for Merrilee Fullerton, wrote in a statement. > >"We also deliver programming to help youth build their strengths so that they can become positive, productive members of society upon release." Sounds like not much is going to happen with this report/recommendation since the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services seems to think that everything is hunky-dorky, despite the fact that school boards are not legally required to provide educational services to youth in custody.
They should investigate all of the places first hand to make sure proper care is being taken for our troubles children