Violence In Schools Ad Hoc Committee
Share your Feedback!
The Violence in Schools Ad Hoc Committee will have its final meeting on March 9, 2026. Members of the Durham District School Board (DDSB) community are invited to share their feedback on the From Insight to Impact: Fostering and Maintaining Safe and Inclusive Schools Report.
Get Involved!
To submit a request to present your feedback in person, as a group or individually, on March 9, complete and submit the Presentation Request Form by no later than 12 p.m. (noon) on March 2, 2026. Presenters are expected to have read the report in advance, as the feedback provided through presentations should be in response to its contents.
Community members who prefer to submit their feedback in writing may do so by completing the Feedback Form by no later than 12 p.m. (noon) on March 9, 2026.
Public participation in meetings of DDSB’s Board of Trustees and Committees, whether through attendance in the gallery or by presentation, is managed in accordance with the terms of the Public Meeting Code of Conduct and DDSB’s Bylaws. Please review the following important information if you are considering attending the meeting or requesting to present:
Public Meeting Code of Conduct
Background
Read the January 2026 Report
DDSB’s Violence in Schools Ad Hoc Committee was established in May 2023. Its purpose is:
- to secure an understanding of the issue of violence in schools across the District,
- to secure an understanding of structures in place to address the issue,
- to secure an understanding of practices and undertakings to mitigate violence in schools and the impact that these practices are having in schools.
These understandings are to be gained for the purpose of reporting on matters of Board policy, including any gaps in DDSB’s policy framework regarding violence in schools.
To support the Ad Hoc Committee, a Working Group of Trustees, staff, and union/federation representatives was established. The Working Group examined the complexity of violence in schools across the District, including its definitions, underlying structures, and mitigation practices. Through a comprehensive process involving policy review, qualitative data collection, stakeholder surveys, and an environmental scan, key trends and challenges impacting school safety and inclusivity were identified and detailed in the final report of the Working Group, presented to the Ad Hoc Committee in January 2026.
Previous Violence in Schools Ad Hoc Committee Meetings
To review agendas, reports, minutes and recordings of all meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee since its establishment, please visit the links below:
March 9, 2026 (agenda and livestream link to be published 3 days before the meeting)
