Government of Ontario: Child and Family Services Review Board

Application to Appeal School Board Expulsion Decision
Education Act – Section 311.7

Important Notice

Please read the information below before completing this application form.

You may appeal a school board decision to expel a pupil if you are a:

pupil's parent or guardian, unless the pupil is at least 18 years old or is 16 or 17 years old and has withdrawn from parental control;
pupil at least 18 years old; or
pupil 16 or 17 years old and has withdrawn from parental control.

You must submit this application form to the Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB) within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice of the school board's decision to expel a pupil.

Instructions

Please complete the form as specified
Sign and date the form at the bottom
Fax, mail or deliver the form to the address below:

Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Child and Family Services Review Board
1075 Bay Street, 7^th Floor
Toronto ON M5S 2B1
Telephone: 416 327-4673 or Toll Free 1 888 728-8823
Fax: 416 327-0558

1. Application Information

Last Name
First Name

Are you a:
parent or guardian
pupil

Street Number
Street Name
Suite/Unit/Apt.
City/Town
Province
Postal Code

Day Phone Number ( )

Evening Phone Number ( )

2. Pupil Information

Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth (yyyy/mm/dd)
Name of school pupil was attending at time of expulsion

3. School Board Information

School Board Name

Telephone Number ( )

Date of the Decision (yyyy/mm/dd)

Street Number

Street Name

Suite/Unit/Apt.

City/Town

Province

Postal Code

4. The expulsion is:

From the pupil's school only
From all schools of the School Board

5. Please attach a copy of the following documents to this form

Decision of School Board to expel a pupil
Your response to Principal's Report, if any

6. Please state the date you received written notice of the school board's decision to expel a pupil

Date notice of decision was received (yyyy/mm/dd):

7. Please explain why you disagree with the School Board's decision. Please be as specific as possible.

Use the space below and attach additional pages if necessary.

8. Please indicate what you are asking the CFSRB to do

If the School Board's decision was to expel
the pupil from his or her school only: Overturn the decision and reinstate the pupil to his or her school

If the School Board's decision was to expel
the pupil from all schools of the School Board:
Change the expulsion to an expulsion from the pupil's school only
Overturn the expulsion and reinstate the pupil to his or her school

Order that any record of the expulsion be removed or amended

9. Will you need any of the following services at the hearing

Interpreter
       Yes        No
       Language
       Dialect

Sign Language Interpreter
       Yes        No

Wheelchair Access
       Yes        No

Other (please specify)

10. Signature of the Applicant (Note: This form must be signed)

Signature

Date (yyyy/mm/dd)

Notice Regarding the Collection of Personal Information

(Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)

The Child and Family Services Review Board collects the personal information requested on this form for the purpose of conducting an appeal under the legal authority of section 311.7 of the Education Act. It will be shared with the School Board. If you have any questions, please contact a Case Coordinator with the Child and Family Services Review Board at 416 327-4673 or Toll Free 1 888 728-8823.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

File Number
Date Application Received by the CFSRB