Exclusions refer to a situation in which a child with special needs is unable to be accommodated at school and is therefore sent home, has their school hours reduced, or is told not to attend school at all. The number of exclusions in Ontario is not properly tracked. Exclusions and soft suspensions are used in place of adequate accommodations for children with disabilities and there is little oversight as to how much exclusions are used in schools by school boards and the Ministry of Education. As these exclusions and soft suspensions are not tracked by the Ministry of Education, we are looking to gather the experiences from families across Ontario through a survey that will crowd-source data on exclusions to share with the government and with media.

This survey is meant to be filled out each day that your child experiences an exclusion from school in Ontario whether that exclusion happens every week or whether this is a unique occurrence. The survey will be open for the remainder of the school year.

This information is being collected by the office MPP Chandra Pasma in order to demonstrate to the government that information on exclusions needs to be properly tracked in order to identify areas of improvement in our education system. If you require any additional information, please email our office at cpasma-qp@ndp.on.ca.

Names and personal information will not be shared with the government and any additional information will only be shared in the Legislature with consent.