Canada · 8 d ago
Violence against Quebec school support staff nears 30,000 incidents
Incidents reported in 2025-26
30,000 incidents
Violent incidents reported by support staff in Quebec's public schools have tripled in four years, to nearly 30,000 in 2025-26, according to the staff federation's access-to-information data.
More than 80 per cent are physical violence, and 96 per cent come from students. Special-education educators are hit most often.
What we know
- Incidents tripled in four years
- Principals say the rise is real
Not yet
- 25 of 72 centres gave no data
- How much is more reporting
The figures are partial: only 47 of the 72 school service centres supplied data, and the union says about a third of its members never file reports.
