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Justice Leiper also found that it would be appropriate to award punitive damages against the school as a result of this conduct.

Since the enactment of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act , S.O. 2014 c.5, (the "SBCBA"), which governs the current round of collective bargaining in the education sector, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ("the Board"), has made a number of decisions on whether certain teacher and education worker unions should bargain issues with school boards centrally or locally.

On August 12, 2013, the Governor of California approved amendments to the California Education Code that provides certain rights for transgender students from kindergarten through grade 12.

In British Columbia and across the country, school trustees will face election in the fall.

On March 9, 2020 we presented an urgent "Morning Recess" webinar summarizing for our school board clients their legal rights and responsibilities in the face of the global spread of the COVID-19 virus.

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the 2018 Ontario Election saw an approximate 58 percent voter turnout—the highest since 1999—resulting in a majority government for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party...

On June 26, 2006, the Ontario government released a report of the Safe Schools Action Team entitled Safe Schools Policy and Practice: An Agenda for Action (the "Report").

Anecdotal reports of the scourge that is ‘back-to-school-itis' begin to trickle in around the August long weekend. "Is vacation really half over?" ask children who show early symptoms.

In a landmark decision, the Ontario Labour Relations Board held that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario engaged in an illegal strike when it counseled its members to not participate in voluntary extracurricular activities.

In a decision released on June 6, arbitrator P-A Fortin upheld the dismissal by a school board of one of its teachers.

The federal government introduced legislation, Bill C-45, which will provide legal access to marijuana and control and regulate its production, distribution and sale.

Given that the operative provision had not previously been judicially considered, this decision will be of interest to all Catholic school boards in the province.

After reports about the strip search began to circulate, the Board released a statement saying that the school had reason to believe the student had been trafficking drugs for months.

The one Judge model presents both opportunities and challenges.

Dans le contexte actuel d'urgence sanitaire, de nombreux établissements mettent en place un projet d'enseignement comodal destiné aux élèves de niveau primaire et secondaire...

The nature of cyberbullying is such that its scope of influence and potential for damage are significant.

Recent criminal cases and changes to the Criminal Code highlight the consequences that can result from sharing or eliciting 'sexts' from others.