Systemic Impacts of Scarcity in Education

I’d like to bring up the subject of scarcity and the concept of applying the impacts of limited resources in the education system. It could be physical, social, emotional, or mental scarcity. Limited resources change how people interact and behave at the most primal survival levels. There are already many scholar reports on how scarcity […]

“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 […]

New Teachers Regulation Branch Consent Resolution – Physical Contact

There is a new TRB consent resolution posted, and unless there is something that I think is relevant, I don’t blog about it. BUT this one is VERY interesting And here is why. Get a load of this! From the decision ******* 14. In determining that a reprimand and coursework is an appropriate consequence, the […]

A HR Decision for School Employees

There is so much to learn about human rights law when we read decisions. This decision is not an education case, but it is 100% relevant for school employees filing complaints for disability. There are people who have gone through the human rights tribunal system and have left quite frustrated. Their experience didn’t pass the […]