Ontario Family Law Podcast
39 - What Ontario Public Schools Must Do About Bullying
39 - What Ontario Public Schools Must Do About Bullying
In this edition in the Children's Right's series of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Education Lawyer, John Schuman, explains what children have a right to expect that their public school will do to prevent bullying and what the school must do when bullying happens. He explains the obligations that the school has to the victims of bullying, including how the school must support all victims of bullying. He also explains what the school must do with the bullies. Finally, this podcast explains where parents, and students, can get help after being bullied and what legal remedies are available against schools that do not do enough about bullying.
It is essential that students know that their school has to protect them agains bullying and what rights they have in the school system when they are victimized by bullies Parents equally must know what they can do to protect their children, including what steps they can demand the school take to protect their children from being bullied, and to help them if they are bullied.
38 - Ontario Private Schools, Standards and Education Law
38 - Ontario Private Schools, Standards, and Education Law
Many children attend Ontario Private Schools. They do so in the belief that those schools provide a superior education to publicly funded schools, including superior academics, better sports, smaller class sizes and more attention to children’s needs. But, does Ontario Law require private schools to meet those expectations or meet any standards at all? Recent private school scandals have pointed out just how little Ontario Education Law protects students at private schools. Parents should know what they are getting into before enrolling their child.
In this edition of the podcast, Toronto Education Lawyer, John Schuman explains how Ontario Education applies, and does not apply to Ontario Private Schools. He lets parents how to know what standards apply to any Ontario Private School that they are considering and what to do if the school falls below those standards. This is information that every parent needs to know before sending their child to private school.
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