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Minister of Education, board retirees weigh in on WRDSB cyber attack investigation

by Oktavina

Back in July the Waterloo Region District School Board was hacked with attackers accessing restricted and sensitive data.

The stolen data included both past and present student and employee information some of which dated as far back as 1970.

In mid August the board reported they had recovered the stolen data and any compromised data had been deleted.

As students returned to school on Tuesday, questions were raised about the current state of the hack.

Speaking with CityNews 570, Richard Clausi a retired math teacher and president of the Active Retired Members local chapter of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers

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Abduction, murder of Eliza Fletcher leaves University of Memphis students shocked

by Oktavina

The education community was left stunned by the kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher who was abducted during an early-morning jog near the University of Memphis (UofM).

Some UofM students expressed shock that the incident happened so close to where they travel to class daily. Many students asked to remain anonymous. “It is frightening and discouraging that it can happen so close to here.”

RELATED: New details surrounding the death of Eliza Fletcher released

After an intense 3-day search for the missing jogger, Memphis Police confirmed Tuesday morning that the body found in the 1600 block of

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New electric vehicle charging stations at WRDSB Education Centre, six public schools

by Oktavina

They’re available to the public over summer break from 7 am to 11 pm

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is making it easier for staff and community members to charge their electric vehicles.

Seven new electric vehicle charging stations are now available, including at the WRDSB Education Center on Ardelt Avenue.

The six others are located at various public schools.

The board launched its first charging station at Chicopee Hills Public School in Kitchener in 2019. According to a WRDSB release, the station has helped avoid 8,241 kg of greenhouse gases. “This is like planting 211 trees and

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Educational assistant in NS leaves job due to low wages

by Oktavina

Maddie Hickey loved being an educational assistant for the past three and a half years, but she says she is stepping away from the job this fall because of low wages.

“I’m leaving the job this year because education assistants in Nova Scotia are underpaid and I need to think about my family,” Hickey said about her former job as a term education assistant at Riverside Education Center in Lantz, NS

“It’s hard to make ends meet making $15 per hour.”

Hickey worked within the Chignecto Central Regional Center for Education. Educational assistants make hourly wages ranging from $16.10 to

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