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If parents disagree with the pupil
identification and / or placement they may, within 15 days of receipt of the
decision, request an I.P.R.C., hold a second meeting or, within 30 days of
receipt of the decision, file a notice of appeal to the Board.
If there is disagreement after the second meeting,
parents still have the right under the Education Act to appeal, within 15
days of receipt of the decision, the:
- identification of the exceptionality of the
pupil;
- the decision that the pupil is not an
exceptional pupil;
- the placement of the pupil as an exceptional
pupil.
To appeal the decision of the committee, you must
forward written notice to:
| The Director of
Education |
| Halton Catholic
District School Board |
| 802 Drury Lane,
P.O. Box 5308 |
| Burlington,
Ontario L7R 3Y2 |
In your notice of appeal, you must indicate the
decision with which you disagree and include a statement that sets out your
reasons for disagreeing.
- The Board will establish a Special Education
Appeal Board. The Appeal Board will be composed of three persons (one of
whom is selected by you, the parent) - all of whom have no prior
knowledge of the matter under appeal.
- The Chair of the Appeal Board will arrange a
meeting to take place at a convenient time and place, but no later than
30 days after he or she has been selected (unless parents and board both
provide written consent to a later date).
- The Appeal Board will receive the material
reviewed by the I.P.R.C. and may interview any persons who may be able
to contribute information about the matter under appeal.
- You, the parent, and your child, if he or she
is 16 years of age or over, are entitled to be present at, and to
participate in, all discussions.
- The Appeal Board must make its recommendations
within 3 days of the meeting ending. It may:
- agree with the I.P.R.C. and recommend that
the decision be implemented; or
- disagree with the I.P.R.C. and make a
recommendation to the Board about your child's identification,
placement, or both.
- The Appeal Board will report its
recommendations in writing, to you and to the School Board, providing
the reasons for its recommendations.
- Within 30 days of receiving the Appeal Board's
written statement, the School Board will decide what action it will take
with respect to the recommendations. Boards are not required to follow
the Appeal Board recommendation.
- You may accept the decision of the School
Board, or you may appeal to a Special Education Tribunal. You may
request a hearing by writing to the secretary of the Special Education
Tribunal. Information about making an application to the tribunal will
be included with the Appeal Board's decision.
The Halton Catholic District School Board
believes a cooperative effort between parents and school will promote a
positive atmosphere for all concerned, especially for the pupil. |
