Ontario’s education minister has ordered a review of how the Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board handled a situation where police were called to John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener to deal with a four-year-old student’s behaviour.
Police have confirmed officers went to the school on Nov. 29 after receiving a report of a student in crisis who was said to be acting violently.
The child’s family is Nigerian. The incident has prompted advocates for Black families to speak out about police being called to a kindergarten classroom.
Police said officers worked to de-escalate the student’s behaviour, contacted a family member and drove the child home.
“Under no scenario should police be
