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)
School Support
Answer a few questions about what is happening at school. Leave with matched guidance, a started incident log, and the letter to send — in about five minutes, without your family data leaving this device.
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.
When a school keeps your child out, that may be an "exclusion." This includes refusing entry, sending them home early, or asking you to keep them home.
A "modified day" means your child attends school for less than the full day.
Suspensions follow 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 must provide.
Safety concerns can mean two things.
An IEP (Individual Education Plan) is the school's written plan for your child.
An IPRC (Identification, Placement and Review Committee) decides if your child is an "exceptional pupil" and what placement they get.
Every Ontario school board has a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC).
Whatever your school problem is, one habit helps: put it 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
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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)
91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
1 in 50
According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about 1 in 50 children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
22.5%
Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%), 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