Sakeina Syed
Sakeina Syed is a writer based in Toronto. Her work has appeared in Vogue, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Spacing, Maisonneuve, and others. Sakeina was a 2023 Local Journalism Fellow.
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Investigation
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Sakeina Syed
Excluded: The Legal Loophole Barring Hundreds of Ontario Students From School
A little-known provision gives school principals blanket authority to exclude “detrimental” students from class. Advocates say it’s being abused, and the province isn't paying enough attention.
Feature
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Sakeina Syed
What It Takes to Get Someone Housed
Each day, housing support workers like Madison McElroy are asked to do the near impossible: get clients out of homelessness and onto a lease in the midst of a raging rental crisis.