The appellant appealed the school board's decision to expel her 16-year-old son from his own school.
The pupil was suspended and subsequently expelled after he filmed an assault on another student in a school washroom and posted the video to a group chat, which then went viral.
The Child and Family Services Review Board found that the pupil engaged in bullying and cyberbullying, justifying the expulsion.
The Board considered the mitigating factors under Ontario Regulation 472/07, including the pupil's ability to control his behaviour, the foreseeable consequences, and family stress, but concluded that none mitigated the seriousness of the activities or the risk to the victim's psychological safety.
The expulsion was confirmed.