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Mandatory volunteering for students, once the province of posh private academies with an over-wrought sense of noblesse oblige, has become the latest fad in public education. It’s being spun as community involvement, but what it boils down to is all students entering Grade 9 this year or later are required to complete 40 hours of community service in order to graduate.
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