Amending Ontario Ombudsman Act To Include Ontario School Boards

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We, the undersigned, hereby petition Premier Dalton McGuinty to authorize The Ontario Ombudsman to investigate Complaints against School Boards.



Presently, the Ministry of Education policy has no authority over school boards, nor allowed to investigate any complaints of school boards. Ontario Special Needs children are falling through the cracks and being denied their legal right to education. Their needs to be accountability within the Ontario School Boards.



The Ontario Ombudsmans Office has no jurisdiction to School Boards, yet Canadian Ombudsman in other provinces have this jurisdiction. Please amend the Ontario Ombudsman Act to include Ontario School Boards as it has been modernized in other Provinces.

64 Signatures

  • Rita Dempster
    • Comments
    • It's time to allow accountability within the Ontario School Boards!!
  • Kelly Richards
  • Jack & Nancy Cutting, Parks. B.C.
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    • disgraceful not being accountable to anyone is wrong, start of most problems.
  • Vivian Rebeiro
  • Victoria Embree
  • Ms.Naza Therese Dzambic
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    • "I't's time for a change, the future is at STAKE!!"
  • Christopher J
    • Comments
    • The act should also include any constituent requesting investigation surrounding municipalities (Councilors/Mayors) based on facts
  • Inah Mogul
  • Vicky Young
  • edgard arabadjian
  • vladimir Vallecilla
    • Comments
    • Students Voice needs to be heard and represented
  • Deborah Whipple
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    • The gross lack of accountability of school boards, trustees, superintendants, principals, is revolting.
  • Margaret Campbell
  • Christine Schwarze
  • Frank Schwarze
  • Katie Toksoy
  • khim
  • Carol Brown
  • Ute Drews
  • Cynthia Funk
  • Maie Paluka
    • Comments
    • Accountability is essential.
  • Carole
  • Lori Bonvivere
  • Christine Thammavongsa
    • Comments
    • this change is long overdue
  • Lawrence Lean
    • Comments
    • This should be done, period, to briing accountability.
  • Annie Sheehan
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    • Good Luck!
  • Annie Dupuis
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    • School boards can refuse to follow Ministry policies and parents have no recourse. Accountability is needed!
  • Gary Tripp
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    • Education is the first step to democracy!
  • John J De Goey
  • Marla MacDonald
  • Michael Planedin
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    • accountability with children....always
  • Pat Whipple
  • william whipple
  • Wendy Hamilton
  • Jen Worrall
  • Pamela Carnell
  • Mary de Bruyn
  • terry teskey
  • Anita Nielsen
  • Patty Douglas
    • Comments
    • This is of extreme importance not only for the learning of disabled kids, but for their very safety and well-being in schools.
  • Val Gravelle
  • Robert F. Cameron
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    • Do it Now idiot
  • Gerry Leach
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    • I believe that he school boards should fall under the mandate of the Ombudsman, this would give the people of Ontario a voice in makeing change, when these school boards are being draconian in there way of reacting to the issues at hand. This would eliveiate a multituid of unnessesary extra hassels that i do not need. Noty to mention the cost the taxpayer has to foot the bill for, that is both sides , thank you
  • Cyndy Davis
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    • The School Boards profess to be an equitable system. They say special education is there to help students with special needs reach their potential. I would like to see accountability; lets see them walk the talk. I have spent an enormous amount of time and energy to have school administrators and staff to; first see the need to identify, and then develop, followed by implement, monitor and support my child with special needs. It has been, and continues to be an uphill battle, where I am must continue educating staff, and advocating, in order for my child to obtain what the school has already agreed he is entitled receiving. This is equity? Our children desperately need an ombudsman.
  • Elaine Brown
  • Anda Graur
  • Cheryl
  • Ann Morris
  • Kristin Ferguson
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    • I have definitely had the same experience with my child who was denied an education in the "supposed" Special Education Program.
  • Sabrina corrado