Terra MacEwan, 44, was accused of hitting a seven-year-old boy on the head with a baton in May. Court records show she completed mediation.
A 44-year-old woman accused of assaulting a child at a private Saskatoon Christian school earlier this year has completed mediation.
Saskatoon provincial court confirmed Terra MacEwan’s assault with a weapon charge was withdrawn as a result.
According to media reports, a seven-year-old boy who has autism told his mother that his head hurt after his teacher hit him twice with a baton for not listening during class.
Mediation is done through the alternative measures program, an out-of-court process that looks at appropriate resolutions — often agreed upon by the victim and accused — that acknowledge the harm done. Reparations can include apology letters, financial compensation or community service.
The specifics are kept confidential to encourage participation, the Saskatoon Community Mediation Services website states. While mediation doesn’t require a guilty plea, it does require an acceptance of responsibility. People who go through mediation aren’t left with a criminal record.
Legacy Christian Academy has been at the centre of assault and sexual assault allegations since 2022, when several former administrators were charged with historical offences during their time at the school, then called Christian Centre Academy.
During former director John Olubobokun’s assault with a weapon trial, students testified they were hit with wooden paddles, sometimes until they broke, as “scriptural discipline” at school.
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