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We do receive calls from parents and youth
who are concerned about their legal rights to an education. We
used to refer callers directly to
Justice for Children and Youth for advice in all education law
matters.
However, clinic staff now provide limited
services to parents and youth who are experiencing difficulty getting
the special education programs they or their children are entitled to.
Please call us for help.
Below you will find links to information
that will be of assistance to you. We also have an excellent
library resource we can lend out.
The Law
Education Act,
R.S.O. 1990 - Provincial legislation
Most Relevant Regulations
SUSPENSION
AND EXPULSION OF PUPILS - Ontario Reg. 472/07
OPERATION OF SCHOOLS - GENERAL - Ontario Reg. 298
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
- Ontario Reg. 306
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES - Ontario Reg. 464/97
IDENTIFICATION AND PLACEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL PUPILS - Ontario Reg.
181/98
Complete List of Education Act regulations
- Click on the plus sign ( )
beside the Statute Title (Education) to get all the Regulations under
that Statute
Other Sites
Justice for Children & Youth
Justice for Children and Youth provides
legal representation to low-income children and youth in Toronto and
vicinity. They are a non-profit legal aid clinic that specializes
in protecting the rights of those facing conflicts with the legal
system, education, social service or mental health systems. They
give summary legal advice, information and assistance to young people,
parents (in education matters), professionals and community groups
across Ontario. They have
pamphlets
available on their site (including a pamphlet on
special education) as well as a page with information on your
rights at
school.
The Safe Schools provisions changed as of
February 1, 2008. Visit the
JFCY website
for details.
Justice for
Children & Youth Newsletters - View a list of all JFCY
newsletters on their website at
http://www.jfcy.org/newsletters.html.
Child Advocacy Project (CAP)
CAP is a registered
project of Pro Bono Law Ontario and is conducted in partnership with The
Advocates' Society (Ontario's largest law association) and Justice for
Children and Youth.
CAP is dedicated to safeguarding the education rights of children and
youth across Ontario. The volunteer lawyers who take CAP cases are
experienced and trained in Education Law. CAP lawyers work for free.
CAP lawyers provide free legal services to:
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Students who
are involved in the Special Education process
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Children and
youth who are at risk of being suspended or expelled
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Young people
who are living independently
People for Education
People for Education
is an independent parent-led organization, working to improve public
education in Ontario's English, Catholic and French schools.
They have put out a
tip
sheet for parents of high school students
(PDF - 2 pgs). It is available in several languages. For other
languages,
visit their website. Also available on this page of their
website is a link to their
Special Education Resource Page and a
Special Education tip sheet as well as information on
Effective Parent-Teacher Interviews.
School Advocacy Hamilton
This is a site created for parents
and advocates in Hamilton, but can be used for local advocacy as well.
This website will tell you about the rights and responsibilities of
parents and students, and will give you tips and strategies that will
help you in making sure the school is meeting your child's education
needs. Their links page has a long list of links to other sources
of information and support.
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This site provides general information only,
specific to Ontario, Canada. It is
NOT legal advice. 
