Toronto boy mauled by off-leash dog on school property
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A community is sounding concern after a number of attacks by off-leash dogs on school property outside of school hours, at least one of them resulting in serious injuries.
A community is sounding concern after a number of attacks by off-leash dogs on school property outside of school hours, at least one of them resulting in serious injuries.
The latest incident happened at Rawlinson Community School, near St. Clair Avenue West and Oakwood Avenue, on the evening of May 12, according to Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Ward 9 Trustee Alexis Dawson.
A group of students were at the school playing when an off-leash dog approached them and bit one of the students in the face, Dawson said.
The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries and required surgery, she said. The dog owner was nowhere in sight when the attack occurred and no adults came to help, she added.
Families at the school have been “traumatized” by the incident and some kids have said they don’t want to go to school.
“Families are afraid to stay there and to send their kids,” Dawson told CP24.com.
She said that especially with the weather getting nicer, many kids hang out around the school to play in the evening. There’s also a daycare, which is open there until 6 p.m.
