Articles 2019

The Ontario Ombudsman investigation of the Near North District School Board found that the Board's decision to close a secondary school was procedurally unfair. The subsequent report, "Lessons Not Learned", outlines 14 recommendations of particular importance to governance matters.

Read about some key takeaways from the Education Law Section's Institute 2019 program on issues and trends in student discipline since amendments to the Education Act ten years ago.

Learn more about recent guidance to school boards from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.

According to Brock Jones, the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10, is an extraordinary decision for children’s rights with far-reaching implications.

A summary of proposed amendments to the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, and the Education Act contained in Bill 48, including discussion of stakeholder reactions.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held that a school is not obligated to provide a therapy to a student if it is not necessary for meaningful access to education.

The Education Law Section invites you to join us at Institute 2019, where you will hear from panelists offering different perspectives on the law of student discipline. This includes school administrators, school board counsel, children’s counsel, the Child and Family Services Review Board, as well as voices that examine the action and effect of the legislation through an equity lens.

The Chair of the OBA's Education Law Section welcomes you to a new membership year and previews the exciting programming that the Section Executive is working on.

The government of Ontario announced that as of January 1, 2019, all universities and publicly-assisted colleges will be required to have a free speech policy that meets a minimum standard specified by the government.

In K.W. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an application for judicial review of a decision of the Toronto Catholic District School Board to transfer a Grade 12 student to a new school at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.