FS v. Halton Children's Aid Society, 2019 CFSRB 6

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD

BETWEEN:

FS

Applicant

-and-

Halton Children’s Aid Society

Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Catherine Bickley

Date: February 27, 2019

Citation: 2019 CFSRB 6

Indexed as: FS v Halton Children's Aid Society (CYFSA s.120)

INTRODUCTION

1On February 22, 2019, the Applicant filed this Application with the Child and Family Services Review Board (“CFSRB”) pursuant to section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, SO 2017, c.14, Sched.1, (the “Act”).

BACKGROUND

2The Applicant states that on January 18, 2019, she witnessed a supply teacher mistreat a child. She reported her concerns about the interaction between the supply teacher and the child to the school and to the Respondent. On February 20, 2019, the Respondent told the Applicant that it had not verified the allegations. She feels “the system has failed.”

the law

3Section 120 of the Act provides that, if a person has “a complaint in respect of a service sought or received from a society [and the complaint] relates to a matter described in subsection (4), the person who sought or received the service may decide” to make a complaint to either the society or the CFSRB.

ANALYSIS

4The Applicant brought her concerns about the interaction she witnessed between a supply teacher and a child to the attention of the Respondent. The interaction took place at the school attended by the Applicant’s child but did not involve the Applicant’s child. The Applicant is not satisfied with the result of the Respondent’s investigation.

5For a complaint to be eligible for review under section 120 of the Act, an applicant must be seeking or receiving services or have received services from a society and the complaint must relate to those services.

6In this case, the Applicant herself has not sought or received services from the Respondent. As a result, this Application is ineligible for review by the CFSRB.

order

7The Application is dismissed.

confidentiality order

8Pursuant to Rules 9.3 and 9.4 of the CFSRB’s Rules of Procedure parties and their representatives must not use, share, discuss or disclose any CFSRB documents or decisions or any other documents or information provided or used in this application with anyone including through the media or on-line. The CFSRB prohibits the use of any of this information for any purpose outside of the CFSRB’s proceedings, except with an order of the Court or the CFSRB, as appropriate.