Using AI While you Navigate the BC Human Rights Tribunal
You need to be VERY careful. The respondents could apply for costs against you and you may need to pay. AI can generate fake cases and this will harm you, not help you. (You may want to check to see if the lawyers are giving you fake cases. It has happened and lawyers have gotten […]
Education Assistant – Employment Human Rights Complaint
I just want to preface this with a message before I even dive into this. Tribunal decisions do not reflect all of the information or the full story. They are not tell all novels. They only highlight the information that they need to legally analyze the discrimination decision. There could be all sorts of stuff […]
Liability in Education
One aspect of education that was really hard for me to swallow and accept is the concept of liability and education operating as a business. They almost broke my heart over this. They make a lot of decisions based on liability. It’s depressing and sad really. Like seriously….the kids aren’t the priority?? (I was so […]
Systemic Imperfection
Our systems, organizations, politics, cities, committees, boards, non-profit organizations, and every other team effort is not perfect. There are gaps and administrative unfairness in every single system. If you ever want to understand why our systems are the way they are, read policy books from Deborah Stone (Eg. Policy Paradox” The Art of Political Decision […]
Does my Child need to Testify?
The lawyers may tell you they are going to put your child as a witness in the hearing, or hint that your child is going to need to testify, as if this is the natural process. No. There is no guarantee. They may be trying to scare you into a settlement. Just because they may […]
HR Decisions in Year 2025
Here is a list of the BC human rights decisions related to students and education (K-12) that were posted publicly in the year of 2025. Only 2 decisions show parents/caregivers who had legal counsel, the rest were self-representing parents. These decisions are important as we learn how the tribunal will make decisions about similar issues […]
Keeping Your Child’s Information Private
There is a way to keep your child’s information private as you go through the BC Human Rights Tribunal process (BC HRT). If you want to request that something specific happen you can email your case manager and they may tell you that you need to submit an application or they may be able to […]
A Lighthouse to Those at Sea
My wish is to be a lighthouse keeper.To be steady, strong, and free.No matter what the weather is outsideI will always remain and be. There are many adventurers out thereSailing the uncharted seasMany of whom I will never meetBut each of us holds a key We are all pushing the boundariesUnwilling to accept oppressionWe cannot […]
Defamation. You said what?
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the defamation lunch and learn put on the PLEO society today. https://www.pacificlegaloutreach.com/initiatives I recommend it to anyone who is interested. I took notes, and these are them below. Some of the terms I jotted down for future reference, and let me acknowledge that I think this workshop could have […]
Self-Advocacy and Victim Blaming in Education
I have put this blog under my IEP category because this is a topic that parents deal a lot with during their IEP meetings. There are expectations around kids self-advocating written into IEPs and expected to do during an IEP meeting. Some parents aren’t even being invited to attend, just the student. Parents are also […]
