Policy Change/Training in Tribunal Decision?
This is very interesting!! This person won their case in a hearing! Woohoo! Employee R v. B.H. Allen Building Centre Ltd. dba RONA and others, 2026 BCHRT 105 This part I haven’t seen before in a decision. ******* [76] Employee R did not expand on his request with respect to policy changes or training during […]
BC HRT – You need evidence. Hearsay from your child will not be enough.
The term “hearsay” in this context is when kids come home and tell us things that happened at school that we didn’t witness ourselves. Here is the heart of the issue. ———- When your child comes home and tells you what happened in school that day—– that in of itself is not evidence the tribunal […]
Disability – Related Adverse Impact (Dismissal Application)
School Employee Files Human Rights Complaint This is an employment case, and the employee is in the school setting. I have only ever written on two other staff employee cases. I don’t focus on this at all, but every once in a while, a case will come along that is very helpful for others to […]
Life After K-12
This blog is about healing from K-12 public education. It has been one full week since I announced I am taking a month break from both P.A.T.H and my Chair role at BCEdAccess. It was exactly what I needed. My decision was fast. I was fighting the urge to delete my Facebook account. I was […]
The Tribunal Take on Witness Testimony
I find reading human rights decisions FASCINATING!!! In this decision: Castro Mosquera v. North Horizon Immigration Consulting Inc., 2026 BCHRT 61 The tribunal member goes into detail about how a tribunal member will interpret witness testimony! ******* [15] For all witness testimony, I start from the presumption that the witness is telling the truth: Hardychuk v. […]
Reducing EA Support Hours = Discrimination
R.B. v. Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, 2013 HRTO 1436 This case is about the school district reducing a student’s Education Assistant (EA) support hours who was doing well with the EA support. The student originally had a full-time EA, and the district cut the time in half. The reduction in support hours led to an […]
Strong Advocacy = Written Authority
School staff have a lot of discretion and power in decision-making related to our children. Not just to their learning but to their socialization. This is given to them by the School Act, other collective agreements, and even human rights decisions uphold their expertise. At the same time, many of them lack knowledge in education […]
“We Deny Each and Every Allegation”
When you file a human rights complaint, and if it gets accepted, you will receive an email notifying you that your complaint is proceeding. The school will get the email as well. This is the first time they will be contacted by the BC Human Rights Tribunal. They will have an opportunity to submit a […]
Advocating for Systemic Change
There is a comedian out there who has a really smart and funny skit. “People will die for their country, but they wont do math for their country.” Dying for your country is easy, doing math is hard. In concept, heading out into battle for your country is glamorous. People have statues built on their […]
Riddle: Who has the final decision-making power?
Here is the riddle. .So, who has the final decision making power? Who contributes their input into the cost-risk analysis of parents? School districts? – relying on lawyers for their expertise and law analysis and also relying on the SPP for insurance coverage. Doesn’t sound like they are ones with most sway in this decision […]
