When the 10 children were removed from her care in 2007, none had completed elementary school; only three could read and only at a third-grade level; and about half were declared either "totally incapacitated" or "vulnerable adults," according to a report by a former Columbia University social work professor retained by the plaintiffs to examine the cases.
After they were removed from Ms. Leekin's care in 2007, about half of the plaintiffs, none of whom had completed elementary school, were declared "totally incapacitated" or "vulnerable adults," according to a report by Peg McCartt Hess, a former Columbia University social work professor who was retained by the plaintiffs to review the cases.
When Sukhai had completed elementary school in Barbados, his family relocated to Toronto.
The majority of respondents have completed elementary school as educational background, however only 24 of them have diplomas.
Most of the informants had completed elementary school (52.1%).
Thirty-one percent had completed elementary school, 34% had completed high school and 34% had at least some higher education.
Participants trended towards having little education: nearly three quarters had no formal education or had completed elementary school only.
Over half of the parents (56.3 %) had not completed their elementary education, 18.1 % had completed elementary school, and 18.1 % had completed high school [ 12].
About 16.0% of the participants had completed secondary school and 1.2% had completed elementary school or did not complete any education.
Most respondents, that is, 60 (58.8%), had completed elementary school, 24 (23.5%) middle school, 13 (12.74%) technical studies and only 5 (4.9%) had reached a post-secondary degree.
