St. André Bessette Catholic SchoolOverall the school has been great for many years UNTIL!!! the new principal *** came on board and now *** has taken reigns to give kids the most MINIMAL support for special education - we have lost many EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS and do not know where they are / UNACCEPTABLE!!!! Children need help especially spec. Needs. Tired to fight the battle as she doesn’t seem to care nor listen. *** allows *** to do what she wants and it’s WRONG! EAs are a mess, not structured and always changing. Board has not done much to stop this / we need our exceptional team back with regards to EAs who go over and beyond!!!!!!!
Anonymous, parent
27/08/2025
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolEAs that have worked here for years are bullies and have zero respect for any new supply staff or new EAs that work here. They are unfriendly and rude.
If you have worked here even briefly - you know exactly whom I'm talking about.
Anonymous, employee
04/04/2025
Bolton C. Falby P.S.Great Staff, many whom give it their all each day. Lot of teachers that honestly want the best for their students. Amazing support staff (EAs, ECEs, Secretaries, and Custodians). They are the most important and vital part of the success of the students. Definitely not enough support staff (Secretaries, EAs and Custodians). Those staff members are constantly running around trying to facilitate 25 tasks at once. Worried about what will happen as this school grows to over 1000 students. With the right funding levels, this school could provide the best support, but with reductions in funding, not sure what the future will hold.
Anonymous, employee
02/04/2025
I have been an EA for 20 years. This job is not the same job it was 20 years ago. Over the last 5 years or so it has taken a downward turn. My stress level has skyrocketed! Just going into work is stressful because I never know what the day will hold. Less and less, I am helping students with academic needs. More and more I am facing students with extreme violent behaviors. Behaviors that not only impede their ability to learn, but also impede other students' ability to learn. Every day I go into work I hope I can leave the same way I came in, but it has gotten to the point that leaving with "only" a scratch or bruise that will heal quickly is a good day, in what other job do you say that. Since 2019 I have had 3 concussions and 1 count of whiplash at the hands of students I work with, before 2019 I had never had a concussion or been seriously injured on the job. I am currently off work recovering from a concussion and now am facing seeing a neurologist to ensure there hasn't been any brain damage from all the trauma to my brain. This violent behavior not only takes a physical toll on my body, but also a toll on my mental health. Daily my co- workers and I are faced with being spat at and on, sworn at, kicked, punched, and bit. You can only endure so much of that. I am in tears and I see them in tears too. I feel these incidents are not taken seriously enough; every child has a right to an education, I would never argue that, but I have the right to feel safe coming to work. I have the right to have something left in the tank at the end of the day so my own kids get some of me too. So often I have nothing left to give after being at work. I struggle constantly to reconcile loving this job and being so passionate about it, but also legitimately wondering how much longer I can do this for.
Anonymous, employee
22/04/2025
All Saints Catholic Secondary SchoolA very bad school. Not like any other high school. NEVER ATTEND HERE
Anonymous, student
29/05/2025
Bobby Orr P.S.I supplied here for years and loved coming back here. This year I supplied and I was not treated well. I dont plan to come back to this school ever gain. Students were ok. You are short staffed for a reason. Sorry to the great staff who are great.
Anonymous, teacher
22/12/2025