Our mission is to ensure equitable access to education for students with disabilities and complex learners in British Columbia.
Tag: Exclusion
Practices and decisions that prevent or restrict students’ access to school, learning, or school activities.
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Don’t build a system around school exclusion
Post last updated October 29, 2026
BC’s proposed Child and Youth Well-Being Action Plan promises earlier help, better coordination, family-centred services, and less pressure on families navigating fragmented systems. These are important goals. Families need services that communicate with each other and provide practical help before a crisis. But greater coordination will accomplish little if disabled children continue to be excluded…
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When September starts before the supports do
Post last updated October 29, 2026
The first week of school arrives with photographs. Children in tidy clothes stand beside front doors holding hand-lettered signs. New backpacks are packed, lunches are made, children see old friends, and families wait for teacher assignments. Families of disabled children participate in many of these same rituals. Yet we may pack lunches while wondering whether…
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Who gets left off the bus?
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Across British Columbia, disabled children and complex learners are being left out through budget decisions. A bus route fills up. A counsellor’s door closes. A music room goes quiet. A specialist position stays vacant. A school day gets shorter. Each decision appears local, temporary, or administrative. For children and families, the result is much clearer:…
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Say here, if I call your name
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Families have heard the deflections for years. We’ve catalogued them and answered each one. None explain disabled students losing access to school.
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New BC data on student absences
Post last updated October 29, 2026
We’re sharing a new set of data on student absences in BC public schools, obtained through a provincial FOI request placed by one of our members. The dataset covers the 2022/23 and 2023/24 school years and includes absence rates and reasons for absence, broken down by inclusive education designation (for example, G designation for autistic students). We’re…
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Exclusion Tracker Expands Nationally
Post last updated October 16, 2026
Family Support Institute has put out a press release about the exclusion tracker expanding across Canada. “Exclusion of children with disabilities is a national crisis, and the Exclusion Tracker is a tool to ensure every child can belong in school,” said Dr. Gordon Porter, Executive Director, Inclusive Education Canada.” “The provincial Tracker has been cited…
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June – the Month of Exclusion
Post last updated October 16, 2026
We are coming up to the final month of the school year, June. June is a well-known month in our community as exclusion skyrockets. Countless parents and guardians receive last-minute phone calls or emails telling them that the school cannot support their child, or that it is in the best interest of their child not…
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