Several schools across the province have volunteered to participate in this project. Ontario's Ministry of Education and Training is in the middle of an enormous process of restructuring education in Ontario. The Emily Eaton Supreme Court decision relied on testimony from Ontario's Attorney General that this is indeed the case. This decision still requires that reasonable accommodations be made in the regular classroom for exceptional students. That Emily herself is learning in a regular classroom in Brant County Separate School Board, while Brant County Public Board of Education has said this is impossible, proves that there really is no provincial leadership to enforce the Ministry's policy direction.
Boards can do whatever they wish.
The new Education Improvement Commission does not have the power to ensure that existing inclusive education practices continue as school boards amalgamate. Parents are still told there is no money for regular classroom support, even though special education provincial funding has not been cut, and in spite of the fact that segregated schools, classes and programs cost more. We believe that better, inclusive education is cost-effective, and so good support should be more available. There is no guarantee that extra funding based on your child's label would go to benefit him. It is unlikely to go towards professional development to modify instructional methods and school culture.