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- The Safe Schools Act was introduced on 31 May and received Royal Assent on 23 June 2000. The Safe Schools Act made five amendments to the Education Act10 that are causing exclusion and segregation for students with disabilities, contrary to modern public policy in Ontario. The amendments are found in Part XIII of the Education Act.
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July 2003 - The main purpose of this report is to examine whether the Ontario Safe Schools Act and Regulations and the school board policies on discipline, known by some as “zero tolerance” policies, are having a disproportionate impact on racial minority students and students with disabilities.
"While the Commission supports the objectives of the Safe Schools Act, to promote respect, non-violent conflict resolution, and the safety of people in schools, we have heard that in practice the legislation adversely impacts on racialized students and students with disabilities," said Chief Commissioner Keith Norton.
A ground-breaking report by the non-partisan AODA Alliance (unveiled today, summary below) shows that for much of Ontario, each school principal is a law unto themselves, armed with a sweeping, arbitrary power to refuse to allow a student to come to school.
Sep 1, 2023 · Advocates for students with disabilities have been ringing alarm bells for years about how often kids are excluded from the classroom because their needs can’t be accommodated by the school, warning the province can’t fix the problem because it doesn’t track how often it occurs.
Feb 9, 2018 · The Supreme Court of Canada released a positive, robust and clear decision about the heightened human rights obligations that school boards must adhere to when accommodating students with disabilities; the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adopted a direct access model leading to several positive decisions related to education; amendments to the ...
The main purpose of this report is to examine whether the Ontario Safe Schools Act and Regulations and the school board policies on discipline, known by some as “zero tolerance” policies, are having a disproportionate impact on racial minority students and students with disabilities.
