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 […]
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 […]
What is the Ask? Email Writing for School Advocacy.
Before I jump into the theme of this blog, I do want to mention that if you email someone in the district (head office) and you don’t cc: the principal, the email you send to the district will be sent to the principal of your kids’ school first. They will check in with them before they touch base […]
Why a Diagnosis
Why a Diagnosis? I worked as a school secretary and one day one of the teachers needed support from the principal for one of her students in the class. The principal was new and so she quickly went to the student files, plucked out the child’s file, flipped through it to make sure there wasn’t […]
Trying to Collaborate in Good Faith
Trying to collaborate in good faith and discuss “reasonable accommodations” can be the real murky (stressful) part of the accommodation process that has the most potential for disaster. This is where we are at our most vulnerable. Here is why. (Please read every single word of the next paragraph. Twice if necessary.) As part of […]
Why Can’t we Just Sue the Government?
Good question! Many parent(s)/guardians are asking this question. What they are experiencing in the education system is mass systemic discrimination and they are wondering how in the world is this allowed to happen?? Doesn’t the Charter protect our rights? I hope this blog is used as a launching pad for discussion. I encourage people to […]
“this family needed help beyond what I’m trained for” (para 58)
This was a statement by made by the Acting VP in a human rights decision. X by Y v. Board of Education of School District No. Z, 2024 BCHRT 72 [58] Y asked the Acting VP in cross examination how the break from the classroom would have been restorative for X had it […]
Daycare Termination and Disability
RE: New Human Rights Case linked to daycare and termination of daycare services due to a perceived disability. Mother obo Child v. Daycare, 2024 BCHRT 251 Since we all have most likely struggled with daycare issues at some point, I am posting this case. It is a very interesting case. A situation that parents find […]
