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Winnipeg Free Press photojournalists were essential workers throughout 2020, documenting the community through the many ups and downs we all faced during the pandemic. This is a look at some of the thousands of images captured by our photographers and freelancers during this challenging year.

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Steve Bryce skates with his kids, Sarah, Emily and Aaron along with their dog, Stuart, on trails that connect the large retention ponds in Island Lakes and include tunnels under streets.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Steve Bryce skates with his kids, Sarah, Emily and Aaron along with their dog, Stuart, on trails that connect the large retention ponds in Island Lakes and include tunnels under streets.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Students at the University of Manitoba grieve the loss of friends killed on the Ukrainian International Airlines jetliner hit by Iranian missiles in early January. The crash killed all 176 aboard, including 63 Canadians. Nine of the victims were from Winnipeg.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Students at the University of Manitoba grieve the loss of friends killed on the Ukrainian International Airlines jetliner hit by Iranian missiles in early January. The crash killed all 176 aboard, including 63 Canadians. Nine of the victims were from Winnipeg.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS On a Friday in January, the Free Press followed two Level 5 students in the Ballet Academic Program in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Professional Division, Taisi Tollasepp, 15, from Toronto and Elisha Woo, 15, from Winnipeg.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS On a Friday in January, the Free Press followed two Level 5 students in the Ballet Academic Program in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Professional Division, Taisi Tollasepp, 15, from Toronto and Elisha Woo, 15, from Winnipeg.
Mike Sudoma / The Canadian Press Local supporters of the Wet’suwet’en's hereditary leadership protests over a gas pipeline on unceded territory in northern B.C. gather in downtown Winnipeg in early January.
Mike Sudoma / The Canadian Press Local supporters of the Wet’suwet’en's hereditary leadership protests over a gas pipeline on unceded territory in northern B.C. gather in downtown Winnipeg in early January.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS William Prince poses for a portrait at Scott Nolan's studio in Winnipeg in February. The Peguis First Nation-bred, Winnipeg-based artist released his album Reliever at the beginning of the year.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS William Prince poses for a portrait at Scott Nolan's studio in Winnipeg in February. The Peguis First Nation-bred, Winnipeg-based artist released his album Reliever at the beginning of the year.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Jets’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the New York Rangers was too much for 4.5-month-old Sophia Boer who fell asleep during the third period at Bell MTS Place in February.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Jets’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the New York Rangers was too much for 4.5-month-old Sophia Boer who fell asleep during the third period at Bell MTS Place in February.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Firefighter Paramedic Service firefighters break into an apartment in February that has been barricaded by someone overdosing on drugs Friday evening.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Firefighter Paramedic Service firefighters break into an apartment in February that has been barricaded by someone overdosing on drugs Friday evening.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ming Hon, a Winnipeg dancer, choreographer and performance artist, is the star and creator of Exciting Consequences, a new production that uses movement, dialogue and live video to discuss pornography and its impact on sexuality in real life. The show's première was at the Prairie Theatre Exchange in February.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ming Hon, a Winnipeg dancer, choreographer and performance artist, is the star and creator of Exciting Consequences, a new production that uses movement, dialogue and live video to discuss pornography and its impact on sexuality in real life. The show's première was at the Prairie Theatre Exchange in February.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Brodric McDonnell looks inquisitively into a magnifying class while at the wonder table with classmates at Dawson Trail School in Lorette. The Free Press traveled from kindergarten to Grade 12 with passionate educators who find innovative, inclusive ways to deliver Manitoba's public-school curriculum so it matters to an increasingly diverse student population.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Brodric McDonnell looks inquisitively into a magnifying class while at the wonder table with classmates at Dawson Trail School in Lorette. The Free Press traveled from kindergarten to Grade 12 with passionate educators who find innovative, inclusive ways to deliver Manitoba's public-school curriculum so it matters to an increasingly diverse student population.
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press Iris Stevens, 72, shops at Costco in St. James on a Saturday afternoon in March, hoping to stock up on water and toilet paper. During the early days of the pandemic, hoarders emptied local store shelves of toilet paper.
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press Iris Stevens, 72, shops at Costco in St. James on a Saturday afternoon in March, hoping to stock up on water and toilet paper. During the early days of the pandemic, hoarders emptied local store shelves of toilet paper.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joyce Church, 91, a resident at Thorvaldson Care Centre, is photographed in the senior centre during the COVID-19 outbreak in March.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joyce Church, 91, a resident at Thorvaldson Care Centre, is photographed in the senior centre during the COVID-19 outbreak in March.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Shared Health, head to a provincial COVID-19 update in April.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Shared Health, head to a provincial COVID-19 update in April.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Pastor Peter Nemcek, of St. Nicholas Tavelich Parish, reads a book of prayers and scriptures at his church just prior to Easter.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Pastor Peter Nemcek, of St. Nicholas Tavelich Parish, reads a book of prayers and scriptures at his church just prior to Easter.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Megan Van Heyst, a triathlete with a promising future on the national scene, trains in her temporary lap pool built by her parents in Stony Mountain.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Megan Van Heyst, a triathlete with a promising future on the national scene, trains in her temporary lap pool built by her parents in Stony Mountain.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Elizabeth Woodford, 11, gives her mom, Nicole, left, a big hug after receiving a computer from Tech Manitoba so that the kids in the family can participate in e-learning during the pandemic.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Elizabeth Woodford, 11, gives her mom, Nicole, left, a big hug after receiving a computer from Tech Manitoba so that the kids in the family can participate in e-learning during the pandemic.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A masked passenger looks out the window of an early morning WestJet flight to Toronto. Beginning at the stroke of midnight on May 6, the Free Press set out to capture an hour-by-hour account for our project COVID and the City to document a day in the life of our city in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A masked passenger looks out the window of an early morning WestJet flight to Toronto. Beginning at the stroke of midnight on May 6, the Free Press set out to capture an hour-by-hour account for our project COVID and the City to document a day in the life of our city in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Alain Blair gets ready for his first job of the day at Trappers Transport in May. The Free Press met the trucker at 6 a.m. for COVID and the City.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Alain Blair gets ready for his first job of the day at Trappers Transport in May. The Free Press met the trucker at 6 a.m. for COVID and the City.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Krystle and her daughter share a hug while in their room at a women's shelter during the pandemic. Her daughter often looks out the window asking her mom when they can go outside and play again.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Krystle and her daughter share a hug while in their room at a women's shelter during the pandemic. Her daughter often looks out the window asking her mom when they can go outside and play again.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Gislele Klassen, left, and Simone Syrenne visit their mother Henriette Bernardin, 94, from a distance at West Park Manor on Mother’s Day.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Gislele Klassen, left, and Simone Syrenne visit their mother Henriette Bernardin, 94, from a distance at West Park Manor on Mother’s Day.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Peggy Glassco guides physically distanced kids across the street as they return from the park. Glassco, the owner of GymKyds, adapted her business to allow for safe summer camps during COVID-19.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Peggy Glassco guides physically distanced kids across the street as they return from the park. Glassco, the owner of GymKyds, adapted her business to allow for safe summer camps during COVID-19.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protesters gather on the west side of the Manitoba Legislative Building for a rally in support of Justice 4 Black Lives in early June.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protesters gather on the west side of the Manitoba Legislative Building for a rally in support of Justice 4 Black Lives in early June.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protesters march from the Manitoba Legislative Building to The Forks in support of Justice 4 Black Lives.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protesters march from the Manitoba Legislative Building to The Forks in support of Justice 4 Black Lives.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS White paint is removed from the Queen Victoria statue in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building by Winnipeg Graffiti Control in June.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS White paint is removed from the Queen Victoria statue in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building by Winnipeg Graffiti Control in June.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Reagan Hofer of River East Collegiate tries on her jewelled ballroom gown. The Class of 2020 was an unfortunate group of students who had their extracurricular activities cancelled, exams called off and graduation parties postponed because of COVID-19.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Reagan Hofer of River East Collegiate tries on her jewelled ballroom gown. The Class of 2020 was an unfortunate group of students who had their extracurricular activities cancelled, exams called off and graduation parties postponed because of COVID-19.
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joby Kakegumick shows his support on the second day of the 7 Days of No Peace protest at City Hall in June. The day was dedicated to Jamal Francique, a young man who was shot and killed by police in Mississauga, Ont.
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joby Kakegumick shows his support on the second day of the 7 Days of No Peace protest at City Hall in June. The day was dedicated to Jamal Francique, a young man who was shot and killed by police in Mississauga, Ont.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Stephen McIntyre, right, and Cory Wojcik perform at Socially Distanced Improv in The Toad in the Hole in July.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Stephen McIntyre, right, and Cory Wojcik perform at Socially Distanced Improv in The Toad in the Hole in July.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Members of the Kurdish community await answers as the search continues for Nour Ali on Lake Winnipeg. Both Ali and his father Hazma Ali, 73, died after their boat capsized near Belair.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Members of the Kurdish community await answers as the search continues for Nour Ali on Lake Winnipeg. Both Ali and his father Hazma Ali, 73, died after their boat capsized near Belair.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Lori Penner puts sunscreen on her son Everett. The Penners were one of the families in a series the Free Press tackled over the summer, exploring farm family dynamics and the challenge of carving out time in an occupation where the workday never really ends.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Lori Penner puts sunscreen on her son Everett. The Penners were one of the families in a series the Free Press tackled over the summer, exploring farm family dynamics and the challenge of carving out time in an occupation where the workday never really ends.
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Newlyweds Mark Kostove and Nika Stelman get caught in the rain during their wedding photos at the St. Boniface Cathedral in July.
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Newlyweds Mark Kostove and Nika Stelman get caught in the rain during their wedding photos at the St. Boniface Cathedral in July.
CALVIN LEE JOSEPH PHOTO Mungala Londe, a youth programs manager and musician, was one of the voices in Truth, in Black and white, a Free Press project created with the goal of highlighting and amplifying the voices, stories and lives of Winnipeg’s Black community.
CALVIN LEE JOSEPH PHOTO Mungala Londe, a youth programs manager and musician, was one of the voices in Truth, in Black and white, a Free Press project created with the goal of highlighting and amplifying the voices, stories and lives of Winnipeg’s Black community.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Roots rock performer Mark Reeves poses for a portrait in his home in Winnipeg. The veteran musician is working on his first album in 17 years.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Roots rock performer Mark Reeves poses for a portrait in his home in Winnipeg. The veteran musician is working on his first album in 17 years.
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press An unidentified anti-mask protester wears a mask with a hole cut into it during a demonstration at the Manitoba legislature in August.
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press An unidentified anti-mask protester wears a mask with a hole cut into it during a demonstration at the Manitoba legislature in August.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Tristan Dobrowney is retiring from dancing and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Tristan Dobrowney is retiring from dancing and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Julia Morrison, 6, and her sister, Olivia, 9, put their masks on for their first day of school at Brock-Corydon School in September.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Julia Morrison, 6, and her sister, Olivia, 9, put their masks on for their first day of school at Brock-Corydon School in September.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Cleaning staff ensure that the front doors to Principal Sparling School are disinfected on the first day back to school in September.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Cleaning staff ensure that the front doors to Principal Sparling School are disinfected on the first day back to school in September.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Family and friends attend a vigil in September for Jennifer Dethmers on Boyd Avenue. Dethmers died after her vehicle was struck by a truck attempting to evade police. Her infant son, AJ, in the back seat of the van, was also injured in the crash and died in October.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Family and friends attend a vigil in September for Jennifer Dethmers on Boyd Avenue. Dethmers died after her vehicle was struck by a truck attempting to evade police. Her infant son, AJ, in the back seat of the van, was also injured in the crash and died in October.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Family and friends attend thr vigil in September for Jennifer Dethmers.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Family and friends attend thr vigil in September for Jennifer Dethmers.
Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free Press Centennial Concert Hall’s, Martin Kull is finally seeing a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to get back into the swing of things with a show scheduled for early October. September 2, 2020
Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free Press Centennial Concert Hall’s, Martin Kull is finally seeing a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to get back into the swing of things with a show scheduled for early October. September 2, 2020
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Robert Woodrow enjoys the mild fall weather at Birds Hill Provincial Park in early October.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Robert Woodrow enjoys the mild fall weather at Birds Hill Provincial Park in early October.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS August Gilo with building maintenance at the Manitoba Legislative building cleans one of the two bison that line the grand staircase.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS August Gilo with building maintenance at the Manitoba Legislative building cleans one of the two bison that line the grand staircase.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Jacqueline Bouvier, spiritual care and volunteer manager, and resident Sheila Bradley converse together like old friends in Bradley's room at Jocelyn House, which marked its 35th anniversary this year.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Jacqueline Bouvier, spiritual care and volunteer manager, and resident Sheila Bradley converse together like old friends in Bradley's room at Jocelyn House, which marked its 35th anniversary this year.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS BJ Verot is a local filmmaker who directed the horror film The Return.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS BJ Verot is a local filmmaker who directed the horror film The Return.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS After the province announced Code Orange, Grade 7 students at Edmund Partridge Community School had their class split in half.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS After the province announced Code Orange, Grade 7 students at Edmund Partridge Community School had their class split in half.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Grade 8 class at Edmund Partridge Community School had to move into the gym to accommodate physical distancing in their classroom after the province announced Code Orange in October.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Grade 8 class at Edmund Partridge Community School had to move into the gym to accommodate physical distancing in their classroom after the province announced Code Orange in October.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Grace Benson, 3, and her sister Roseanna, 5, get up close to a tiger at Assiniboine Park Zoo which encouraged kids of all ages to wear their costumes and take in some Halloween fun at the end of October.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Grace Benson, 3, and her sister Roseanna, 5, get up close to a tiger at Assiniboine Park Zoo which encouraged kids of all ages to wear their costumes and take in some Halloween fun at the end of October.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Assiniboine Park Zoo Polo bears gave onlookers a wonderful show as they wrestled in their enclosure at the Journey to Churchill exhibit.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Assiniboine Park Zoo Polo bears gave onlookers a wonderful show as they wrestled in their enclosure at the Journey to Churchill exhibit.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS David Aisicovich drops into Waltz On In Barber Shop at the last minute to get a haircut from Walter Spooner before further province-wide restrictions took effect on Nov. 12. All personal-service businesses, including hair salons, barbers, and sites offering manicures, pedicures and other esthetic services had to close.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS David Aisicovich drops into Waltz On In Barber Shop at the last minute to get a haircut from Walter Spooner before further province-wide restrictions took effect on Nov. 12. All personal-service businesses, including hair salons, barbers, and sites offering manicures, pedicures and other esthetic services had to close.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A resident is removed by paramedics as family members gather outside Maples Personal Care Home for a vigil for residents in November. As of Christmas Eve, an outbreak of COVID-19 has killed 54 residents of the care home.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A resident is removed by paramedics as family members gather outside Maples Personal Care Home for a vigil for residents in November. As of Christmas Eve, an outbreak of COVID-19 has killed 54 residents of the care home.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Springs Church on Lagimodiere Boulevard holds a service at the end of November despite Manitoba Health COVID-19 orders aimed at preventing large gatherings.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Springs Church on Lagimodiere Boulevard holds a service at the end of November despite Manitoba Health COVID-19 orders aimed at preventing large gatherings.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, dons a mask during the COVID-19 update at the Manitoba Legislative building in November.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, dons a mask during the COVID-19 update at the Manitoba Legislative building in November.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Craig and Carla Oliphant perform as an online singing Santa and Mrs. Claus who do Zoom calls for kids.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Craig and Carla Oliphant perform as an online singing Santa and Mrs. Claus who do Zoom calls for kids.
Tim Smith for the Winnipeg Free Press Jay MacAulay was trying to crack the WHL Broncos’ lineup in 1988 and instead, he became one more of Graham James’ victims. MacAulay is featured in Jeff Hamilton's six-part series, A Stain on our Game.
Tim Smith for the Winnipeg Free Press Jay MacAulay was trying to crack the WHL Broncos’ lineup in 1988 and instead, he became one more of Graham James’ victims. MacAulay is featured in Jeff Hamilton's six-part series, A Stain on our Game.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Health-care workers close a plastic dividing curtain in a resuscitation bay while working on a COVID-19 suspected patient in the adult emergency department at the Health Sciences Centre.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Health-care workers close a plastic dividing curtain in a resuscitation bay while working on a COVID-19 suspected patient in the adult emergency department at the Health Sciences Centre.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre phoned Swan River’s mayor Wednesday night to offer his support for flood victims in the western Manitoba town amid concerns about the speed of Ottawa’s response.

Mayor Lance Jacobson said Poilievre also recognized the “incredible efforts” of people who’ve helped by sandbagging, cleaning out flooded homes, preparing meals or in other ways.

“Mr. Poilievre assured me that he would take my concerns to Ottawa and advocate for the support our flooded residents will need in the weeks and months ahead,” Jacobson wrote in a Facebook post.

“I thanked him for taking the time to reach out and for keeping the people of our valley in his thoughts. I also emphasized that while Canada has always been willing to help other countries in times of need, we must also ensure that when disasters strike here at home, our federal government is ready to respond quickly and effectively.”

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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Betty Edel, chairwoman of the Winnipeg School Division’s board of trustees, tabled a motion to review suspension data two years ago. The Winnipeg School Division has finally released data to its board members about suspensions

‘Troubling and disheartening’: Indigenous students over-represented in WSD suspensions

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‘Troubling and disheartening’: Indigenous students over-represented in WSD suspensions

Maggie Macintosh 4 minute read Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021

Indigenous students are significantly overrepresented in disciplinary data and suspended far more often than any other ethnic group of K-12 learners in Manitoba’s largest school division.

A new report from the Winnipeg School Division shows students who self-identify as Indigenous — a group that makes up around 27 per cent of the population of 30,000 learners — have accounted for at least 55 per cent of suspensions in recent years.

The division released its review of out-of-school suspensions Tuesday — and in doing so, confirmed what had long been suspected among anti-racist, poverty and inner-city advocates.

“In my heart, I don’t want to turn this into finger-pointing or shame. You get nowhere when you start doing that. This is really a time for us to come together, to be reflective, and to be truthful in what’s going on,” said Betty Edel, chairwoman of the board of trustees in WSD.

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Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021