TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 3
II. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION LAW IN ONTARIO ....................... 4
A. Who is your ‘client’? ................................................................................... 5
B. Historical Context ....................................................................................... 6
C. Overview of Legislative Framework ........................................................... 6
D. Accessing Services and General Considerations ....................................... 9
- Access and Immigration Status .............................................................. 9
- School Health Support Services ............................................................. 9
- Demonstration/Provincial schools ......................................................... 10
- Section 23 Programs ............................................................................ 11
- Ontario Student Record (OSR) ............................................................. 11
- Access to Information ........................................................................... 12
III. CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION .......................................................................... 13
A. The CRPD, Inclusive Education and Article 24 ........................................ 13
B. Universal Design, Differentiated Instruction, and Inclusive Education ...... 18
IV. ONTARIO’S FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATION SERVICES SPECIFIC TO
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ....................................................................... 19
A. IPRC Overview (review of regulatory framework) .................................... 19
- Overview of Process ............................................................................. 19
- Key Terms ........................................................................................... 20
B. Appealing an IPRC Decision .................................................................... 24
C. IPRC Appeals to the OSET ...................................................................... 25
V. DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE & UNDUE HARDSHIP IN THE EDUCATION
CONTEXT ........................................................................................................... 28
A. Jurisdiction and Role of HRTO ................................................................. 30
B. Moore v. British Columbia (Ministry of Education) .................................... 31
C. Duty to accommodate and undue hardship at the HRTO ......................... 34
- Cost and outside sources of funding .................................................... 35
- Health and Safety Concerns ................................................................. 35
D. Preliminary and Procedural matters ......................................................... 36
- Publication Ban and Anonymization ..................................................... 36
- Expedited Process ................................................................................ 37
- Interim Remedies ................................................................................. 38
- Access to OSR at Early Stage of Process ............................................ 38
VI. DISCIPLINARY MEASURES ................................................................... 39
VII. EXCLUSION FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL ................................................... 41
A. Principal’s powers – s. 265.1m ................................................................ 41
B. Trespass Orders ...................................................................................... 43
C. Shortened Days ....................................................................................... 43
VIII. CONCLUSION ......................................................................................... 44
