BC Ombudsperson's Office investigates exclusion of students from public schools

Earlier this month, the Office of the BC Ombudsperson announced an investigation into the exclusion of students, including those with disabilities, from public schools. Their aim is to ensure BC’s 60 school districts and the Ministry of Education and Child Care are fairly carrying out their obligations to inclusive education.

Learn more here: https://bcombudsperson.ca/news_release/ombudsperson-investigating-exclusion-of-students-from-bc-public-schools/

As part of this investigation, the Ombudsperson’s office would like families and students who’ve been excluded from BC public schools to complete a short, confidential questionnaire on their website: https://bcombudsperson.ca/school-exclusion.

KPU Literacy Communities Info Sessions

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) offers its Literacy Communities Program (LCOM) to help students with intellectual disabilities learn and practice basic language, math and computer skills using Individualized Learning Plans.

Learn more about KPU Literacy Communities program during one of two info sessions:

You can also download a fact sheet about the program here: LCOM-FACT-SHEET-2023-24.

Registered Disability Savings Plan: Info Sessions

1Our friends at Plan Institute are hosting two info sessions on the Registered Disability Savings Plan: one one May 16th at their Vancouver office, and one via tele-seminar on June 14th.

For more information and to register, please visit the followinglink: http://planinstitute.ca/registered-disability-savings-plan/