Here is a list of my blogs on human rights law or the process of external complaint systems. I have categorized them by theme.
Communication
What is the Ask? Email writing for School Advocacy
5 Rules on how to be Untouchable
The Use of Delay
Defamation. You Said What?
Liability in Education
Email Q & A
How to Gather Evidence
Strong Advocacy = Written Authority
IEPs
Getting Ready for IEP Season – Legally
Individual Education Plan (IEP) – They aren’t just words on a page
Self-Advocacy and Victim Blaming
Documentation
Improper Conduct – Hiding Disclosure – What documents to ask for
Why is Documentation so Important?
Evidence of Harm. Effective advocacy in Education
How to Gather Evidence
Compensation, Settlements and Mediation Meetings
Compensation Amount
Is There a Financial Risk to Filing a Human Rights Complaint?
Settlements
Settlement and Mediation Information
To NDA or not to NDA? That is the Question…
Riddle: Who has the final decision making power?
Duty to Accommodate & Reasonable Accommodations
The Damage Period – This blog is about how filing a HR complaint can get you off the hamster wheel
Participating in the Duty to Accommodate
Duty to Accommodate – Meaningful Inquiry
Let’s Talk about Hindsight
Barriers! Barriers! Barriers!
Trying to Collaborate in Good Faith
“It’s how your rights are defined.”
What is Rights-Based Advocacy?
What is Fatal to a Human Rights Complaint in Education?
Human Rights Complaint Process
“We Deny Each and Every Allegation”
Using AI While you Navigate the BC HRT
Does my Child need to Testify?
Keeping your Child’s Information Private
When Should I file?
Wait Times for External Complaint Systems
Fairness at the BC HRT
Responding to Dismissal Applications
Amending (Improving) a Complaint
“It depends”
Late filing – Timeliness of Complaint
Hearing Preparation
Building Advantage – Hearing Preparation
Does my Child need to Testify?
Orders to Attend – Ensure staff attend
How to Gather Evidence
Human Rights Decisions
Education Assistant – Employment Human Rights Complaint
A HR Decision for School Employees
District Discretion-outside recommendations-denial reasonable
New TRB Decision – Physical Contact
Post-Secondary Human Rights Complaint, Settlement Offer
Co-parenting with the Government
New HR Decision…and it’s Loaded
Another new HR decision – Intersecting Identity – Self-representing parent- A win!
New HR Decision – Professional recommendations in IEP
New HR Decision – EA taken away IEP – Very informative
The Next Generation of Student Advocates
New Human Rights Complaint – Denied EA, Complaint Accepted
What is the Human Rights Tribunal’s take on Exclusion?
TRB Complaints = HRT Dismissal? NOPE!!
NEW – OIPC Decision – Coquitlam School District
ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia – Human Rights Education Case
Human Rights Decision by Self-Represented Parent – They Can’t Give Up
News Articles on Recent Human Rights Partial Win by Parent in Education
Self-represented Parent of Child’s Education Discrimination Case – Partial Win – Human Rights Tribunal
Family Status – Human Rights Complaints in Education
Daycare Termination and Disability
Human Rights – Deaf community – ASL access – Education
Charter Decisions
Parents take Ministry to Court – Win for Equitable Education
School Employee Decisions
Education Assistant – Employment Human Rights Complaint
A HR Decision for School Employees
School Trustee Decisions
Commissioner welcomes decision protecting LGBTQ people from hate speech
BCTF celebrates huge win for trans rights and school inclusivity at BC Human Rights Tribunal
Neufeld Litigation History
Systems
Accountability in Education – Government Action Needed
Advocating for Systemic Change
Complaints are the Ultimate Protest
Systemic Imperfection
Policy – “soft policing”
Groupthink….Does it Exist in School Districts and on Boards of Education
What Does Ableism Look Like in Schools…It Looks Like This!
Who does Society care about?
Why Can’t we Just Sue the Government?
Families are Advocating – A Year in Review for HRT & OIPC and Media
“this family needed help beyond what I’m trained for” (para 58)
Systemic Impacts of Scarcity in Education
Healing, Burnout & Advocacy Fatigue
Life After K-12
