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Special Education in Ontario: A guide for students and caregivers

This guide, published by Justice and Children for Youth, is intended to help students, caregivers, and support workers information to help them navigate the special education system in Ontario. Topics covered include:

• introduction to special education
• the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC)
• appealing a...

Know Your Rights – legal information handbooks

Know Your Rights is a series of plain-language, public legal information handbooks to empower Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted, and Deafblind to better understand their rights, navigate the legal system, and self-advocate to challenge discrimination. These resources were produced by the Canadian Association for the Blind (CNIB)...

Guide – Human Rights and Education in Ontario – A general guide for students

This guide for students with disabilities, provides a basic understanding of some important laws that give them rights in the education system in Ontario.

It includes information on:

• What is the Human Rights Code and Why Does it Matter to Me?
• How is disability defined?
• Who decides what my accommodations are?
• Does...

School disciplinary hearings: Know your rights

This is information Legal Aid Ontario has developed to help you understand what your school can suspend or expel you for and what you can do if it happens to you. Topics covered are:

• What can I be suspended or expelled for?
• What are my rights?
• What is Legal Aid Ontario doing to help?

CBA Child Rights Toolkit

The CBA Child Rights Toolkit has been developed to improve children's access to justice in Canada. It is for professionals working in legal and administrative decision-making who want to implement a child-rights based approach in practice and strengthen their advocacy for children. 

School Expulsions: Students and Parents Guide to Expulsions and Appeals in Ontario

This guide looks at topics such as:

• Why should you care whether you get expelled?
• What does it mean to be expelled?
• What is an expulsion from my school?
• What is an expulsion from all schools in the board?
• Conduct or acts that can lead to an expulsion
• Can I be expelled for someting that happened away from the school...

School Suspensions: What are my rights? Students and Parents Guide to Suspensions and Appeals in Ontario

This publication includes these topics:

• Why you should care whether you get suspended
• What conduct or acts can lead to suspension
• Possible suspensions and mandatory suspensions

and more.