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The parent alleges the lack of inclusive education resources at Robert Service School and across the territory's education system in general is denying her child the right to a free, appropriate education.
Posted: Feb 01, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 1
Four advocate groups in the territory, say 138 students are being moved from individualized education plans (IEPs) to student learning plans and that change could make it harder for those students to earn a diploma, and go on to succeed at college or university.(François Gagnon/Radio-Canada)
Advocates in Yukon say changes in eligibility for special education programming will leave some students behind and compromise their futures.
In a December letter to the premier, four advocate groups in the territory say 138 students are being moved from individualized education plans (IEPs) to student learning plans shifting the responsibility for guaranteeing support for those students from the Department of Education to individual schools and teachers.
Revised - Some students at F.H. Collins Secondary School have been advised to go into self-isolation by Yukon Communicable Disease Control. The issue was addressed to parents in a letter sent out by a deputy-minister with the Department of Education.
“We are writing to let you know that some high school-aged students in Whitehorse have been advised by Yukon Communicable Disease Control to self-isolate in an abundance of caution due to a potential exposure to COVID-19 over the Christmas break while outside of school,” says a letter to parents from the department, obtained by the Star.
The letter goes on to state “the Yukon Communicable Disease Control and the Chief Medical Officer of Health have advised us that no high school in Whitehorse is currently considered an exposure site for potential COVID-19 transmission, and that all Yukon schools remain low-risk environments.