And on the Eighth Day, God Gave Us... Equality in Education: Eaton V. Brant, Board of Education and Inclusive Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Keywords
Inclusive Education, Equality, Students with Disabilities, Eaton v Brant (County) Board of Education
Abstract
The authors analyze the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Eaton v Brant (County) Board of Education in the context of previous legal decisions concerning access to "mainstream" classes for mentally challenged students. They argue that before Eaton, education tribunals, human rights boards of inquiries, and courts deferred to the placement decisions taken by education officials without due regard for the equality rights of the students concerned. The authors welcome the Eaton decision as a new approach in which deference to education officials must be placed within the context of an equality rights analysis - one that shifts the burden of proof from parents and students to education officials.
Recommended Citation
Wayne MacKay & Vincent C Kazmierski, "And on the Eighth Day, God Gave Us... Equality in Education: Eaton V. Brant, Board of Education and Inclusive Education" (1997) 7 NJCL 1.
