Ten year old twins Douglas and Sebastian Foster were expelled from a course at the University of Ottawa, half way into the fall 2006 term, after being admitted as special students, paying fees, receiving their student cards, and having demonstrated their ability to succeed in the course.
They filed separate human rights complaints that were served to the University of Ottawa last week by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
The original November 2006 filing was front page news in Ottawa and attracted international media attention; being covered by several daily papers in Europe, Africa, Australia, and North America.
A support group of fellow students was formed and many details, including the original human rights claim statement, are posted on this site.
They continued fully participating in the SCI 1101 Science and Society course to the end, wrote the final exam, and the professor has reported that they have passed the course.
1 comment:
Good news, let's have more emphasis on kids' rights!
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