Indigenous teen speaks out against mistreatment during quarantine at Batshaw youth centre

“When I saw the conditions he was living in, I left and I was shaken in my car," said the teen's teacher.

The teen also said he didn't have access to his cellphone until his teacher intervened.

“When I saw the conditions he was living in, I left and I was shaken in my car. I had to take a few moments to compose myself and find out what to do,” the teacher said.

The Montreal-based Center for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR) calls the teen’s treatment at the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres group home last spring cruel and unusual punishment.

CTV News is calling the teen Charles since his identity can’t be published.