OSET 1996

The appellant parent appealed the decision of the Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) regarding the placement and programming of her developmentally delayed child at a fully integrated high school.

The parent argued that an appropriate Individual Education Plan (IEP) and behaviour management program were not established.

The Tribunal found that while the school board's initial preparation and handling of the transition were severely flawed and marked by an adversarial approach, the IPRC report itself met the legal requirements.

The Tribunal noted significant improvements in the student's programming in the subsequent school year and dismissed the appeal, affirming the IPRC's placement decision.

The parents of a 13-year-old student with Down Syndrome appealed the school board's Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) decision.

The IPRC identified the student as multi-exceptional and recommended placement in a life skills class with integration into a regular class.

The parents argued the student had only a communications exceptionality and should be fully integrated into a regular grade 8 classroom.

The Tribunal applied the principles from E. v. Brant (County) Board of Education, finding that the school board had made all reasonable efforts to integrate the student and that the segregated placement was justified as a last resort.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeal and affirmed the IPRC's identification and placement decisions.