École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée

École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée is a Francophone public secondary school in Montréal-Nord, Montreal, Quebec, operated by the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPÎ).[1]

As of 2009 some students were recent immigrants from Haiti. Many students came from a background of poverty. Caroline Touzin of La Presse stated that many students said openly that they wanted to become procurers of prostitutes ("pimps" if male). According to Touzin, the teachers have the school "tattooed on their hearts" despite the socioeconomic challenges there.[2]

History

It first opened in 1969.[1]

Prior to 1998 it was operated by the Montreal Catholic School Commission (CECM).[3] In 1998 it, along with some other schools in the eastern portion of CECM, was transferred into the territory of the former Commission scolaire Jérôme-LeRoyer, which was replaced by CSPÎ.[1]

References
  1. Lagacé, Roger. "L’école Calixa Lavallée: depuis plus de 40 ans à Montréal-Nord." Métro (Canadian newspaper). 14 January 2015. Retrieved on 4 August 2016.
  2. Touzin, Caroline. "La pauvreté au détour de chaque corridor." La Presse (Canada). 25 January 2009. Retrieved on 4 August 2016.
  3. "SECONDARY SCHOOLS" (French). Montreal Catholic School Commission. January 20, 1998. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.


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