What School Leaders Need to Know About the Revised Health and Phys. Ed. Curriculum 22 juin 2015 Eric Roher On February 23, 2015, the Ministry of Education released the revised curriculum for Health and Physical Education for Grades 1 to 12. The purpose of the revised curriculum is to give students accurate information that will keep them safe and healthy. The Province is also providing parents with resources to help them understand what will be taught to their children.
Closing Address from the Chair 01 juin 2015 Brenda Stokes Verworn The 2014 – 2015 school year has been an exciting and busy time in the Education Section due to lots of new legislation and government initiatives.
The Duty to Accommodate Does Not Require the Removal of Essential Duties 01 juin 2015 Amanda Lawrence Recently there have been decisions issued by both the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and in the arbitration context that provide some clarity with respect to an employer’s obligation to provide accommodation that would result in the removal of an essential duty of the position.
Dinner with the Minister and Whirlwind Caselaw Update: The Minister’s Comments 01 juin 2015 Dianne Jozefacki On May 14, 2015, the OBA’s Education Law Section was pleased to welcome the Honourable Liz Sandals, Minister of Education for the evening session, “Dinner with the Minister and Whirlwind Caselaw Update”.
Review of OBA Session, Student Discipline: Practical Strategies for Helping High Risk Students Succeed 23 avril 2015 Buck Sully and Jonathan Sikkema A review of the joint session of the Education Law and Child and Youth Law sections held on March 31, 2015.
HRTO Rejects Application for Lack of Standing 23 avril 2015 Keel Cottrelle LLP HRTO finds that parents whose students do not attend the school in question do not have standing to bring an application to the HRTO.
Loyola: Allowed to Teach Catholic Religion from the Catholic Perspective 20 avril 2015 Nadya Tymochenko The Supreme Court of Canada considers the right of the Quebec Ministry of Education to require a private Catholic school to teach an Ethics and Religious Culture course from a strictly secular perspective.
School Board Found Liable for Student’s Harassment of a Teacher 20 avril 2015 Gillian Tuck Kutarna The Alberta Rights Tribunal explores the issue of a school board's liability for the actions of one of its students who was found to have harassed a teacher on the basis of a prohibited ground.
Grievor Not Permitted to Waive Pension Entitlement 18 février 2015 Carolyn L. McKenna In OSSTF v. Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board, 2014, a retired custodian found he was not enrolled in the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and filed a grievance seeking retroactive enrollment.
IPC Finds Transportation Consortia are Subject to MFIPPA 18 février 2015 Robert G. Keel and Nicola Simmons Several consortia and school boards across the province denied freedom of information requests pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act requesting access to a variety of records related to the procurement of student transportation services. Here is a summary of the IPC's recent decisions following appeal.