BC education funding
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Ollie and the architecture of the “moderate” child
In the government’s explanatory materials, there is a child named Ollie. Ollie has autism. He is highly verbal. He does not have an intellectual disability. He struggles significantly in social interactions. He also…
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What happens when a system can see the money but not the child
Robin is fourteen years old. He is officially enrolled at a Vancouver high school. The district receives Category G autism designation funding for him. The province is paying for his education. He has…
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Funding inclusion: how the Ministry forces BC school districts to butcher budgets
BC school boards create a zero sum game, drawing inclusion funding from operating costs, pitting parents against each other to fight for funds.
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BC school districts spend millions fighting families instead of educating children
When parents hire lawyers to enforce their children’s right to education, people say they’re “taking money from the classroom.” But when districts spend millions on legal fees fighting those same parents? Silence. Vancouver…
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We don’t want to be doing this
I hear it constantly from other parents: “I don’t know how you do it—I could never fight the school like that.” Sometimes it comes wrapped in admiration, sometimes in uncomfortable recognition that they’re grateful not…
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BC schools are designed to fail disabled kids—and make you blame them for it
The playground closes. Your kid loses recess. The field trip gets cancelled. And the school says it’s because one child’s behaviour made it “unsafe for everyone.” Sound familiar? Here’s what nobody tells you:…
