Parents claim board bias , Halton group files claim, saying French schools have too many girls, few special needs students
The handful of Oakville schools that only offer French immersion are driving students out of their neighbourhood in search of an English program and are also leading to “segregation” based on gender and ability, a group of parents charge.
Despite voicing their concerns and making many presentations to the Halton District School Board, the parents say their worries have not been addressed, and earlier this month filed a claim of discrimination.
The French immersion schools typically have a higher population of girls and fewer special needs students.
“The French immersion program in (the board), as currently structured and housed, is having a significant and detrimental, discriminatory effect on students based on sex, ability and place of origin,” says the March 10 letter of complaint to the Halton board’s executive officer of human resources, signed by 20 parents and community members, most of them on school councils in Ward 4, north of the QEW around Third Line.
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