Why Are More Ontario Students Avoiding School? | The Agenda 

Anxiety Canada estimates that at least 25 per cent of elementary and secondary school students will avoid school at some point. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened this issue. What's going on when students chronically refuse to go to school? How can parents and schools support the mental health and academic needs of students. We ask a mental health expert, a parenting expert, a social worker, and an education expert for insights and solutions. With guests: Sheryl Boswell, executive director, Youth Mental Health Canada; Alyson Schafer, family counsellor; Nathan Core, president, Ontario Teachers' Federation; Deepy Sur, CEO, Ontario Association of Social Workers.
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