{"id":2641,"date":"2012-11-17T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017new.changingpaces.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2020-03-24T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:16:11","slug":"parents-win-fight-for-learning-disabled-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/changingpaces.com\/parents-win-fight-for-learning-disabled-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents win fight for learning-disabled son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Top court rules special education for North Vancouver student is not &#8216;dispensable luxury&#8217;<a href=\"http:\/\/changingpaces.com\/parents-win-fight-for-learning-disabled-son\/les-392x196-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2644\" src=\"http:\/\/changingpaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Les-392x1961-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Father and Son\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A ruling from Canada&#8217;s top court that the North Vancouver school district discriminated against a dyslexic student when it cut services that were essential to him sends an important message to all school trustees, legal experts said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a warning to them,&#8221; said Frances Kelly of the Community Legal Assistance Society, who represented Rick Moore during his historic, 15-year legal battle on behalf of his dyslexic son Jeff and other severely learning disabled students. &#8220;They have to comply with their duties under the human-rights code to ensure that students with learning disabilities have the same access to education as other students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her comment was backed by Margot Young, an associate law professor at the University of B.C., who said the Supreme Court of Canada&#8217;s decision requires all school boards to think carefully about potential discriminatory impacts when terminating services to balance budgets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that many of the constellation of programs around the core classroom experience have been threatened by government cuts to the education budget,&#8221; she said in an interview. &#8220;This case tells people making those decisions that they&#8217;d better be careful that they&#8217;re not restricting meaningful access to the public good of education for individuals who are protected under human-rights legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How quickly changes might occur, or what they will cost, was not immediately evident. Young said one of the frustration of human-rights litigation is that it can take quite a while for governments to implement programs in response to court decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The North Vancouver district said it was reviewing the judgement and wouldn&#8217;t be able to provide full comment until next week.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a title=\"The Vancouver Sun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Vancouver Sun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top court rules special education for North Vancouver student is not &#8216;dispensable luxury&#8217; A ruling from Canada&#8217;s top court that the North Vancouver school district discriminated against a dyslexic student when it cut services that were essential to him sends an important message to all school trustees, legal experts said Friday. &#8220;This is a warning 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