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 […]
Orders To Attend
Hot tip! Something to consider as you approach a hearing. You want to make sure everyone is going to be able to attend, and hasn’t booked a vacation or a surgery, etc. You want to make sure they are available! You can submit a request for “Orders to Attend” Go to the website on the […]
When you no longer TRUST the school district
A breach of trust at the highest level. One of the biggest impacts, I think to parents’ mental health when serious issues arise at school is the broken trust. The realization that the people you entrusted your child with 5 days a week, 6 hours a day, actually don’t have their best interests at heart. […]
Building Advantage – Hearing Preparation
This post is going to be for the parent/caregivers who want to take their case to a hearing. If this is where you are going to find your peace, I want to help to get you there. This post is for you. There is a concept that lawyers are taught – try and get every […]
Complaints are the Ultimate Protest
External complaint bodies are the only ones with investigative powers to look inside what is happening in the world of education. Parents are the ones who have the ability to file a compliant and invite other professionals (mostly legal) into the districts to take a little lookie-loo. These organizations have legislation behind them that gives […]
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 […]
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 […]
