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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.