2020-12-03
The complainant's 13-year-old son has autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The complainant alleged one local public high school refused to enrol his son and that another delayed his enrolment for five months. He also alleged the public high school his son attended did not provide him with adjustments to accommodate his disabilities and this failure resulted in his son being suspended on multiple occasions, being isolated from his class and being unable to play with his peers.
On being advised of the complaint, the respondents indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation.
The complaint was resolved. The department responsible for the operation of the schools agreed to write to the complainant expressing regret for the events giving rise to the complaint. The high school the complainant’s son attended agreed to facilitate a more active parental involvement, implement new educational objectives and a new positive behaviour reward system for the complainant’s son.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Unlawful to contravene Disability Standards
Areas
Disability Standards
Education
Adjustments provided
Statement of regret
Amount