Found Deceased Canada - Johnson Redhead, 6, didn't arrive at class after school breakfast program, Shamattawa, Manitoba, 18 Sep 2024 *Active Search*

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slowpoke said:
In that brochure for prospective teachers for the school, it states under “Other responsibilities” that “Teachers supervise the students during recesses, lunch breaks, and field trips.” (bolded by me)
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This is quite likely the kind of place where new graduates go there for a year or two, fulfill their contracts, and then leave. Also, with 400 K-12 students and a town population of just over 1,000, it's clear to me that a huge percentage of the young people leave at the first opportunity.

p.s. I wouldn't be surprised if the "teacherage" also houses people who work at the clinic.
 
MollyHarps said:
These cases involving autistic non verbal children seem to be happening more & more often (or maybe just being reported more frequently)

Unfortunately, they all seem to have the same outcome when a water source is nearby. Whilst I hope this case has a happier outcome all signs point to the water IMO.
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I know obviously Canada is a huge vast place but 2 Autistic non verbal shoeless 6 year olds missing at the same time is strange to say the least JMO
Praying for a good outcome
 
airportwoman said:
You're obviously aware of this, but other WSers may not know that if you think the Native Americans had, and still have, issues with authority, it's even worse in the Canadian First Nations communities. People wouldn't choose to live in such an isolated place without a reason, either IMHO.
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Not sure "worse" is a fair description, tbh. That word undermines what are likely valid reasons for distrust.

jmo
 
airportwoman said:
This is quite likely the kind of place where new graduates go there for a year or two, fulfill their contracts, and then leave. Also, with 400 K-12 students and a town population of just over 1,000, it's clear to me that a huge percentage of the young people leave at the first opportunity.

p.s. I wouldn't be surprised if the "teacherage" also houses people who work at the clinic.
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I agreee! Unfortunately, suicide and substance abuse claim the lives of many youth, too.
And yes, in reading about the teacher shortages in Canadian rural schools and First Nation schools, the turnover of teachers is extremely high (similar to reservation and inner city schools in USA).
 
- Going property to property, searching anywhere a small child might hide ( crawl space, outside appliances, etc)
- No definitive leads. No clothing or personal items found.
- Helicopter flew over riverbanks
- Temps haven’t dipped too low, but it did rain Sat overnight

winnipeg.ctvnews.ca

'Let’s bring him home to his mom and dad': Search for missing six-year-old Shamattawa boy continues

Manitoba RCMP and community members are still feverishly searching for a six-year-old boy who went missing five days ago.
winnipeg.ctvnews.ca winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
 
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Members of the boy's family are involved in the search and have set up a camp near the search area.

"Family is not giving up and they just wanna be out there, they won't come home yet, until they found him," Johnson's aunt Sheila Reigns wrote in a Facebook post Saturday.

"Let's not give up. I know it's getting exhausting and tiring."


_________________________________

Stay Strong Johnson ~ Everyone stay hopeful!!
 
georgiajean said:
It is possible some students have shorter days, but in researching I learned that Canada does not have a school lunch program. It is one of the only Great Britian associated countries not to have a program, though since the pandemic, politicians are pushing for such a program. In some schools, teachers have a duty-free lunch hour and there are no adults at school to watch students, so they are bussed home for lunch. Or parents/guardians pay a monthly fee to pay for supervision over lunch. This being a tribal community on a Reserve, with shortages in staff, it may be that there aren't even adults who could staff if guardians wanted that to happen. Plus the poverty would likely make it difficult even if there were adults to pay.
Interestingly, school food programs across Canada are often funded by charities and local groups.
Edited to add source about Canadian food program Substitution (education) | Food Policy for Canada
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what province did you research? o/t but most of those things don't apply where I live and never had anyone being bussed home for lunch and there were no fees to have lunchtime supervision
 
slowpoke said:
I was watching this CBC News video, and at around 1:53 it shows at least 3 long rows of shelving with lots of little children’s shoes or boots on them, without explanation. I was wondering if the students remove their shoes when they come inside for class?

If so, maybe little Johnson removing his shoes is not quite as unusual since it is customary to do so at school (..but not outside)?

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they probably have 'indoor' and 'outdoor' shoes
and I saw someone mention gym shoes - that too
both are common in all schools here
 
slowpoke said:
The shoes do look a bit dirty-looking to me, so removing them makes sense. Yet, I have never heard of the practice being done in any of the public schools in the US—that I’m aware of, anyway. (I know this case is in Canada, however)

I just didn’t know if it perhaps was a Cree or First Nations tradition. I know in Japan students change into indoor “uwabaki” shoes, so I thought it might also be a similar practice done here, as well. You never know. :)
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no it's common in all schools
 
Hey folks,

A few posts have been removed.

Please stay on topic without discussing First Nations issues back to the 1800s or whenever.

Unless your post is at least 75% related to little Johnson's disappearance, it is off topic.

Thanks !!
 
LadyL said:
what province did you research? o/t but most of those things don't apply where I live and never had anyone being bussed home for lunch and there were no fees to have lunchtime supervision
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I agree. Here in BC for instance there are various breakfast/lunch programs at schools! And never heard of bussing home for lunch or fees for lunchtime supervision. Sorry to hear about this tragic outcome re. little Johnson Redhead.
 
Arkay said:
What a heartbreaking case!

This poor kid.

I understand that First Persons schools are chronically understaffed. It’s similar on U.S. reservations as well.

Yet even with scant resources, IMO the priority should have been someone like Johnson, who’s already exhibited this tendency to run off.
If they even assigned let’s say a responsible 12th grader to get community credit or something, just for the five minutes to escort him on and off the bus, or to and from class.

IMO fireworks are great if a particular child would be drawn to that. However, maybe Johnson is a child who instead would run further away. His family might know if that would be a good plan or not.

But yes…the river looms.

I’m very fearful for him.

JMO
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Unless he was given his own individual aid to assist him with all tasks, there isn't enough staff to constantly have eyes on each child. I don't believe having a 12th grader be responsible for taking care of young children at school is even a safe option. We don't live in a world that allows parents and teachers to not let children out if their sight 24/7. It's impossible to always be in the same room as your children. MOO
 
tarabull said:
Bumping^^^^^^
All asking great questions re: timeline etc....reminded me of the RED TEXT highlighted in quoted post by @georgiajean (If true, THUD!!!)
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How would the school be liable for not allowing another student to leave school and go into the bushes searching for another student? Same goes for a teacher or other staff heading into the bush after a child, if the missing child is hurt or deceased blame will be pointed towards the person who followed them into the bushes without reporting the child missing. MOO
 
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