Pickering High School, Ajax, ON

Pickering High is also well known for its great achievements in a low violence rating. The school in recent years has not encountered major violence or injuries to other students. In 2002 there was an incident were a PHS student shot a bullet to the ceiling in the front foyer. No one was ever hurt and the student was expelled. Pickering High students today manage to hold a great level of respect for the community around them and have shown as a great result. Also in February 2009 the school was placed in lock down after a stabbing and ensuing motor vehicle accident at a nearby park. A teen aged female sustained non life threatening wounds, and two teen aged males died as a result of their sustained injuries after being airlifted to hospital. It should be noted, however, that this incident was not related to the school and did not involve any students from Pickering High School.