Ombudsman’s oversight expanded to cover school boards
- Condominium Group
- Dec 30, 2007
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Ombudsman’s oversight expanded to cover school boards
December 31, 2007
Principals of a school have a duty to ensure the safety of students and others while on school premises, says education lawyer Sheila MacKinnon.
MacKinnon, partner with Shibley Righton LLP, weighs in on the subject in a Globe and Mail article about a special meeting recently held by Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees to discuss a trespassing order against a father who had allegedly threatened the school’s principal and physically assaulted a caretaker.
The trustees overturned the trespassing order against the man, the Globe reports, “despite provincial legislation that requires school boards to maintain a safe school environment for staff and students.
