Three parents and a former staff member are speaking out, alleging children were subjected to holds and seclusion at Jack Hulland Elementary School in the recent past. The Yukon RCMP are investigating.
Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse is the subject of an RCMP investigation. A separate review by Yukon's education department found that, prior to 2020, staff 'routinely' used seclusion and holds for issues of 'non-compliance' — such as when a child refused to pull down the hood of their sweater.Meghan Woods said she heard her son's screams as soon as she opened the school doors.
However, Whitehorse RCMP announced in November 2021 that, along with the government's Family and Children's Services branch, they were investigating allegations about long-standing use of holds and isolation at Jack Hulland.A summary of interim findings released by the department in May confirmed that prior to 2020, staff "routinely" used seclusion and holds for issues of "non-compliance" — such as when a child refused to pull down the hood of their sweater.
The parents said they only learned the extent of what their children were allegedly subjected to when they were interviewed by the RCMP earlier this year. While he initially seemed to be doing well, Amy said something seemed off when she picked him up from school one day. After their bedtime stories that night, he told her he was regularly being locked up, "like a caged animal."
Meghan Woods's son, who also has ADHD, started at Jack Hulland in kindergarten. She said he struggled a bit academically but didn't appear to be having major issues. But she said he would "regress" emotionally at the start of every school year — and things went "off the rails" in Grade 5. Suzanne Lalonde worked at Jack Hulland from 2003 to 2018, primarily as the school counsellor, with stints as a teacher. She said holds and seclusion weren't common when she started, but things started to change when a new principal took over a few years later.
"Some kids would be in there just screaming and throwing themselves against the door and [yelling], 'Let me out, let me out.'" A swing set is seen in front of Jack Hulland Elementary School, which is subject to investigations both by the Yukon RCMP for the past alleged use of holds and seclusion on students.
The CBC has not been able to independently confirm that Miller-Fry filed a complaint, or that it caused the RCMP to launch its investigation. "Most people I talk to think I'm making it up," she said. "Most people I talk to think that can't possibly be true."Amy and Woods said things clicked for them when their sons were interviewed as part of the RCMP's investigation.
The use of holds at Jack Hulland was largely discontinued in 2020, according to the education department's internal review, and the study hall cubicles were disassembled in June 2021.The interim findings of the education department's review said the changes "resulted in division among the staff," and some parents also began raising concerns about increased incidents at Jack Hulland.
A new principal took over Jack Hulland in 2021; all the parents the CBC spoke to said they were happy with the approach he was taking to get the situation under control, and that the school is currently in a good place. Linda said her son continued to spiral, veering into self-harm even as she brought him to a psychiatrist and "begged" the school for help. As a single mother, she said she couldn't always afford to step away from her job, even when she suspected things weren't right.
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