The Applicant Town’s application for judicial review was dismissed in respect of the process followed by the Respondent School District when it relied on two specific reports and recommended closure of a school in the Applicant’s area

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School boards – Statutory powers – Policies – Schools – Closures – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice Georgetown (Town) v. Eastern School District, [2009] P.E.I.J. No. 25, Prince Edward Island Supreme Court, May 21, 2009, W.D. Cheverie J. ...

The Court dismissed the appeal by the Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) from a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal finding that the complainant’s disciplinary suspension from school for profanity did not constitute discriminatory conduct. Although the complainant suffered from Williams Syndrome and was mentally retarded, there was no evidence to show that profanity was a characteristic common to persons with Williams Syndrome and suspensions were regularly used by the school as a form of discipline and 8 to 10 students would be suspended during any school year. As long as suspensions were used in a non-discriminatory manner, they were permissible and no prima facie case of discrimination had been made out.

28. October 2008 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Schools – Suspension of students – Human Rights complaints – Discrimination – Disability – Judicial review – Standard of review – Correctness – Evidence Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division No.6, [2008] S.J. No. 434, 2008 SKQB 227, ...

The application by two students (“K.B.” and “T.M.”) for judicial review seeking to quash the decision of the respondent principal of Emery Collegiate (the “Principal”) to remove the students from Emery Collegiate and transfer them to another school was dismissed where the Court found that the Principal had jurisdiction to transfer the students to another school after a suspension had been imposed based on concerns for the safety of other students

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School principal – Investigations – Schools – Powers – Suspension of students – Transfer of students – Judicial review – Jurisdiction – Standard of review – Correctness – Patent unreasonableness – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Compliance with legislation – Charter of Rights and ...

The application by a group of parents with children attending at Wilcox School for an interlocutory mandatory injuction preventing and restraining the Board of Education (the “Board”) from acting upon a resolution to close the Wilcox Public School was dismissed where the Court found that the Applicants had not established a strong prima facie case

27. October 2007 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School boards – Schools – Closures – Parental rights – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Remedies – Injunctions Metz v. Saskatchewan Board of Education of the Prairie Valley School Division No. 208, [2007] S.J. No. 454, Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, July 26, 2007, ...

An application brought by way of judicial review to quash a school closing bylaw was dismissed as the Court held that the process of closing the school was, as a whole, fundamentally fair and the Petitioners had adequate opportunity to consult with the School Board before the final decision was made to close the school

22. November 2005 0
Administrative law – Schools – Closures – Parental rights – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School boards – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness Kelley v. Saanich School District No. 63, [2005] B.C.J. No. 1952, British Columbia Supreme Court, September 9, 2005, Sigurdson J. An application was brought by way of judicial review to quash a ...

The Court allowed the Plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction that prevented the Defendant School Board from tabling or debating a motion for closure of three particular schools without further leave of the Court. The Court dismissed the Defendant’s application to strike the pleadings.

Administrative law – Schools – Closures – Parental rights – Remedies – Injunctions – Interlocutory injunctions – Availability – Test – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation Bellamy v. Edmonton Public School Board No. 7, [2005] A.J. No. 526, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, May 10, 2005, Hillier J. The Plaintiffs were parents of students currently attending ...

The Province of New Brunswick (the “Employer”) appealed the decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench quashing the interim decision of the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board (the “Board”) designating Teachers’ Assistants employed by the public schools as “essential employees”. In allowing the appeal, the Court of Appeal found that the Board’s interim decision was not patently unreasonable as the legislation at issue was subject to an interpretation that would allow for two possible conclusions, and the Board had the right to choose the interpretation it preferred.

Administrative law – Labour law – Collective agreements – Essential employees – Schools – Teachers’ assistants – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Labour and employment boards – Statutory interpretation – Legislation – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Evidence – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2745 v. New Brunswick (Board of ...

Mrs. Lewis appealed the Director of the Department of Labour’s decision cancelling an officer’s decision that the School Board had wrongfully discriminated against the appellant. In 1996, Mrs. Lewis suspected that the cause of her health problems arose from the modular classroom to which she had recently been assigned and complained to the Board of Education. The Board declared that the classroom was safe. Mrs. Lewis filed a complaint with the Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Department of Labour, claiming that the Board had discriminated against her by failing to find her a new classroom. The tribunal held that the Board had failed to provide good and sufficient reasons for its failure to provide an alternative classroom. The Board appealed the decision and was successful on appeal. Mrs. Lewis appealed to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, who held that the adjudicator committed no error in concluding that there was no discriminatory action by the Board against Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Lewis’ appeal was dismissed.

28. October 2003 0
Administrative law – Labour law – Working conditions – Schools – Teachers – Discrimination Lewis v. Regional School Division No. 4, [2003] S.J. No. 526, Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, July 31, 2003, Matheson J. After being assigned to the modular classroom in 1996, Mrs. Lewis began to experience persistent health problems. Her family doctor ...

The Petitioner, a School Board, succeeded in its application to quash a decision of a BC Human Rights Tribunal, allowing a student’s complaint of discrimination against it

25. February 2003 0
Administrative law – Schools – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Sexual orientation – Judicial review – Standard of review – Correctness North Vancouver School District No. 44 v. Jubran, [2003] B.C.J. No. 10, British Columbia Supreme Court, January 2, 2003, Stewart, J. Jubran, a high school student, filed a complaint of discrimination against School District No. ...

A teacher applied for judicial review of a hearing committee’s decision of professional misconduct. The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench dismissed the case; however, the Alberta Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside the findings of professional misconduct concluding that the decision of the hearing committee was unreasonable and improper.

24. December 2002 0
Administrative law – Teachers – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Schools – Parental rights Eggertson v. Alberta Teachers’ Assn., [2002] A.J. No. 1358, Alberta Court of Appeal, November 5, 2002, O’Leary, Costigan and Paperny JJ.A. The Appellant was a teacher with the Calgary ...