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School Support Navigator
A few questions about what is happening → matched guidance, letters, and where to start escalating.
A dated incident log that stays on your device — and turns into a printable chronology when you need one.
Principal → superintendent → board → Ombudsman → HRTO: what each rung can and cannot do.
Each guide is a short action layer: what it means, what to do this week, what to record, and the letter to send.
When a school keeps your child out — refusing entry, sending them home early, or asking you to keep them home — that may be an "exclusion." The Education Act (s.
A "modified day" means your child attends school for less than the full day — an hour, a morning, a few afternoons.
Suspensions follow a formal process under Part XIII of the Education Act.
If your child's IEP includes educational assistant (EA) support, that support is part of the special education services the board is required to provide (Education Act, s.
Safety concerns cut both ways: your child may be getting hurt, eloping, or being restrained — or the school may say your child's behaviour is unsafe.
An IEP (Individual Education Plan) is the school's written plan for your child.
An IPRC (Identification, Placement and Review Committee) formally decides whether your child is an "exceptional pupil" and what placement they get.
Every Ontario school board has a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) — a committee that includes parent-association representatives and advises the board on special education programs and services.
Whatever your school problem is, one habit multiplies your leverage: everything in writing.
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Government of Ontario • 2024-01-01
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e-Laws • 1998-04-01
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e-Laws • 2008-02-01
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Ontario Human Rights Commission • 2018-03-01
Verified Facts
Under the Ontario Education Act, every student with special needs is entitled to an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and access to an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
89,799, children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
1 in 50, According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
23%, Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — less than one in four
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement